AFMD31 governs the mission, command structure, and responsibilities of the Department of the Air Force Inspection Agency.
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It describes AFIA’s directorates, inspection activities, reporting duties, direct communications, and coordination with other agencies. It requires AFIA to conduct oversight, assessments, training, trend analysis, and centralized inspection scheduling.
AFIA reinforces high-end readiness and critical compliance through independent inspection, evaluation, oversight, reporting, and analysis to improve mission effectiveness at all DAF levels. (paragraph 1)
The Inspection Agency reports directly to the SecAF Office of the Inspector General (SAF/IG). (paragraph 2)
Inspects radioactive material permits issued to authorized DAF users under the master materials license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and 91(b) permits issued by the Air Force Safety Center. (paragraph 3)
Provides oversight of MAJCOM-conducted Nuclear Surety Inspections (NSI), initial NSIs (INSI), and Nuclear Readiness Exercise Validations (NREV) to assess MAJCOM Inspector General (IG) performance and provide The Inspector General (TIG), Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), and SecAF an independent perspective of the safety, security, and reliability of units and nuclear weapons. (paragraph 3)
Serves as the DAF Gatekeeper to enable centralized inspection scheduling, including Air Force, Space Force, and all inspection activities by external, non-DAF entities. (paragraph 3)