Section 3. FAA/Military Joint Evaluations/Site Visits

  1. PURPOSE

Provide joint FAA/military evaluations/site visits of MRUs every 2 years unless otherwise required. The SUA-using agency may conduct a site visit to review operational procedures contained in the LOA/LOP and discuss other operational concerns.

  1. SCOPE OF EVALUATION/SITE VISIT

The FAA/military must ensure that the following actions are taken prior to an MRU evaluation/site visit:

  1. Furnish the MRU facility with the names and security clearances of participating evaluation/site visit personnel.
  2. Brief the MRU facility staff on the scope and intent of the evaluation/site visit.
  3. Ensure that adequate activity is scheduled at the MRU facility to achieve evaluation/site visit objectives.
  1. ADVANCE COORDINATION

Arrangements for proposed evaluations/site visits must normally be coordinated 30 days in advance. However, evaluation of specific problem areas may be conducted on short notice as mutually agreed.

  1. OBJECTIVES

Evaluation/site visit objectives are as follows:

  1. Evaluate/review the adequacy of authorized services.
  2. Evaluate/review the application of established procedures.
  3. Evaluate/review the currency of operational procedures and agreements.
  4. Detect and report for corrective action any weakness in applicable training programs.

NOTE-

Checklists should be incorporated into existing LOAs and should contain items a. through c. above.

  1. BASIC EVALUATION TEAM/SITE VISIT

The team must consist of at least one FAA air traffic representative (ATREP) and at least one military representative, except for site visits conducted at NORAD/USINDOPACOM air defense sectors where an air defense liaison officer (ADLO) must be the FAA air traffic control team lead. The military representative will be at the discretion of the SUA-using agency.

  1. “TRUSTED AGENTS”

Military and FAA personnel conducting evaluations/site visits during exercises must be designated “trusted agents.” Evaluations/site visits must be conducted in a manner that will not interfere with the mission of the MRU involved.

  1. OUT−BRIEFING

An out-briefing must be conducted at the conclusion of the evaluation/site visit, and the joint DoD-FAA team will brief on their respective portion of the evaluation/site visit. The out-briefing should be attended by the appropriate supervisory personnel of the MRU concerned.

  1. PREPARE JOINT REPORT

Evaluation/site visit reports must be handled as follows:

  1. A joint report must be prepared at the conclusion of the evaluation/site visit. The report must contain factual comments pertinent to items in Paragraph 8-3-4, Objectives.
  2. The report must not be considered complete, nor must it be distributed, until signed by appropriate military and FAA representatives of the evaluation/site visit team.
  3. Items that require follow-up action must be specified.
  4. Follow-up actions must be initiated within 20 working days from the date of the report.
  5. FAA Service Areas and the military services must be responsible for distribution of reports within their respective agencies.
  6. Separate minority reports may be filed if either FAA or military representatives disagree with the consolidated report.