Team Fairchild receives excellent on inspection Published July 8, 2010 By Airman 1st Class Natasha E. Stannard 92nd Air Refueling Wing/Public Affairs FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Team Fairchild received an excellent grade on a no notice inspection June 25. They accomplished this grade, which was determined by observed exercise participation and additional inspector reviews of required documentation and programs, with less than 24 hours notice. The areas inspected were command and control, operations, maintenance, security, force support, communications and intelligence under the force generation major graded area. These areas were ready for whatever the evaluators could possibly test them with, said Herb Henderson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Plans chief of strategic combat plans." "The 92nd Air Refueling Wing was very receptive to this inspection and demonstrated a strong commitment to maintain the required readiness for the mission," said Col. John P. Almind, USAF Team Chief. This readiness and capability can be accredited to constant practice and training with realistic scenarios. "Over the past 6 months we have been extremely busy practicing our wartime missions," said Henderson. "Every aspect of major strategic deterrence mission was practiced." The 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st Air Refueling Wings ability to work hand in hand was essential to the success of the inspection. "Total Force Integration between the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st Air Refueling Wing was commendable," said Colonel Almind. "Both wings have made great strides in TFI since their March 2009 NORI/ORI." During this inspection, 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st Air Refueling Wing plans and programs and intel functions worked cohesively. The maintenance teams worked together very well together in their shard maintenance operations center, said Col. Almind. Teamwork, preparedness and efforts displayed were impressive. "Evaluators were extremely impressed with the degree of our readiness," said Henderson. "I am extremely happy with the degree of willingness showed to the evaluators and that there was nothing we couldn't do with in the strategic deterrence arena."