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80th FTW earns 'satisfactory' on LCAP inspection

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  • By John Ingle
  • 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  A team from Air Education and Training Command completed its weeklong Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection, of the 80th Flying Training Wing Oct. 29 and found the wing to be "satisfactory."

Col. Kevin Schneider, commander of the wing, said not to let the satisfactory rating be misleading.

"The LCAP is a very difficult and very challenging inspection," the colonel said. "A satisfactory is a very good grade. I'm very pleased with the results."

LCAPs are conducted to ensure logistic technician proficiency, equipment condition and other command-developed focus areas comply with Air Force, major command and local policies. The 31-person LCAP team conducted more than 1,200 inspections in just over four days, Colonel Schneider said.

Inspectors had the additional challenge of taking an in-depth look at contractors performing flightline and back-shop maintenance duties as well as grading the 80th FTW on how it oversees the contractors. DynCorp International was awarded the maintenance contract in September 2009 and began operations in November 2009.

Colonel Schneider said the 80th FTW, which operates on the Air Force's fifth busiest airfield, has a complex operation and a high operations tempo. He said the rating validates the quality of work accomplished in the flying operation.

"This highlights that there's a lot of great work going on every day to keep planes flying," he said.

The colonel said there are some areas that the wing will address to make processes better. However, he said according to the LCAP team, there weren't any major discrepancies.

"The inspection team highlighted some minor findings during the course of the visit. These are answerable at the wing level and we will work quickly to fix these," Colonel Schneider said. "The main challenge for all of us will be to maintain the high standards of technical proficiency."

In his outbrief memo to the wing, Lt. Col. James Humes, the team lead, applauded DynCorp's efforts to keep the mission going.

"DynCorp is providing satisfactory aircraft maintenance support and is producing safe and reliable trainer aircraft for the wing's flying training mission," he said.

The colonel said he is proud of the efforts of the military and contractor sides of flying operations at the wing.

"It was clear that everyone involved in the maintenance effort in the 80th Flying Training Wing was focused on doing well," Colonel Humes said. "The inspection team also highlighted that all the members of the DynCorp workforce were extremely professional and courteous during the evaluation.

In the 80th Flying Training Wing, we see that professionalism every day, but I am pleased that the inspectors were impressed by their great attitudes," he added.