87th Security Forces Squadron Commercial Vehicle Inspection

May 26, 2020 Defender Magazine 87th SFS 1
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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J., — The 87th Security Forces Squadron Commercial Vehicle Inspection unit has been working through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The team is made up of 25 Airmen and civilians who have in-processed over 3,300 passengers and almost 1,700 tons of medical supplies and equipment from base in the past few months.



“We are essentially the supply line,” said police Lt. Joseph Donato, 87th SFS CVI section head. “We check every vehicle that delivers to base and make sure they are cleared to enter.” 

Every driver has to receive pre-approval to enter the base, which includes a full background check. Their vehicle is then directed through the inspection line where 87th SFS Airmen systematically and thoroughly perform an inspection. 

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“Under the Joint Integrated Defense Plan, every driver is told that they must open every compartment, door, and bag,” said police Sgt. Raymond Couts, 87th SFS CVI operations supervisor. “Everything is subject to search.”

As Joint Base MDL processed supplies and personnel specific for the Joint Task Force mission, CVI was checking every vehicle in-coming to the installation to make sure protocol and safety remained priority. 

“We don’t circumvent security for any purpose,” said Couts. “We make more apprehensions here than any SFS unit [on Joint Base MDL]. Our people have been in this fight since day one – doing their job.” 

Working under the JTF, the team would receive deliveries at fluctuating rates. To accommodate, they had teams ready 24/7 with support of 87th SFS members outside of CVI to accomplish the mission. 

“I’m really proud of our guys,” said Donato. “The whole squadron has been supporting CVI during this time. They know that the focus is on us to get all the trucks through, and every [SFS] section has been very helpful to us.”  

CVI is one of the many essential units across Joint Base MDL that has made the fight against COVID-19 much more effective.

By Senior Airman Briana Cespedes | 87th Air Base Wing Public Affairs | May 26, 2020

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Airman 1st Class Modhise Sisco, 87th Security Forces Squadron, checks underneath a delivery truck at Commercial Vehicle Inspection Checkpoint 9 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 20, 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CVI personnel have worked to support the Joint Task Force mission by monitoring all vehicles with medical supplies or personnel through the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes) (Photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)
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Airman 1st Class Nicholas Molina, 87th Security Forces Squadron entry control point controller, talks to a driver at the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Checkpoint 9 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May, 20, 2020. CVI personnel are in charge of monitoring all commercial vehicles incoming and outgoing on base. With support from other flights in the 87th SFS, the team has worked around the clock to ensure all vehicles specific to the Joint Task Force mission for COVID-19 are safely and effectively delivered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes) (Photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)
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Vehicles are inspected at the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Checkpoint 9 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 20, 2020. All vehicles delivering goods or personnel on base must go through CVI for security. The team is made up of 25 Airmen and civilians from the 87th Security Forces Squadron who have worked to ensure the Joint Task Force mission of bringing medical supplies and personnel through Joint Base MDL is safe and effective during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes) (Photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)
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87th Security Forces Squadron personnel work in their office at the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Checkpoint 9 headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May, 20, 2020. The CVI team is in charge of in-processing and out-processing all vehicles delivering goods or personnel to Joint Base MDL. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Joint Task Force buses and cargo were delivered through this CVI to safely monitor supply to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes) (Photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)
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Truck drivers and commercial suppliers stand six feet apart at the entrance of the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Checkpoint 9 office on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May, 20, 2020. 87th Security Forces Squadron Airmen and civilians work the inspection point for all incoming and outgoing vehicles delivering goods or personnel. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the flight actively monitors vehicles specific to the Joint Task Force mission to effectively and safely bring them on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes) (Photo by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)
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