Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Office of Special Investigations
Office of Special Investigations emblem[1]
Office of Special Investigations emblem[1]
Office of Special Investigations special agent badge[2]
Office of Special Investigations
special agent badge[2]
AbbreviationOSI
Agency overview
Formed1 August, 1948
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyUnited States
Operations jurisdictionUnited States
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersRussell-Knox Building, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA Quantico, Virginia
Special Agents2,000[3]
Unsworn members1,000[3]
Agency executives
  • Brig Gen Amy Bumgarner, Commander
  • Col Sean Philips, Deputy Commander
  • Mrs. Pearl Mundt, Executive Director
  • CMSgt James Hoy, Command Chief
Parent agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Units
Several[3][4]
  • Regions 1 - 8, Field Support Squadron, Procurement Fraud, Special Investigations Academy, Special Projects, and Investigations, Collections, Operations Nexus (ICON) Center
Regions7
Website
www.osi.af.mil Edit this at Wikidata

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI or AFOSI)[5] is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force. OSI is also a U.S. Air Force field operating agency under the administrative guidance and oversight of the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force. By federal statute,[6][7][8] OSI provides independent criminal investigative, counterintelligence and protective service operations worldwide and outside of the traditional military chain of command. Proactively, OSI identifies, investigates, and neutralizes serious criminal, terrorist, and espionage threats to personnel and resources of the Air Force, Space Force, and the U.S. Department of Defense, thereby protecting the national security of the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "Fact Sheets: The AFOSI Shield Emblem". U.S. Air Force. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Fact Sheets: The AFOSI Badge". U.S. Air Force. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fact Sheets: Air Force Office of Special Investigations". U.S. Air Force. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Office of Special Investigations: Units". U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Office of Special Investigations". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ "DOD Instruction 5505.16 Investigations by DoD Components" (PDF). Department of Defense. 23 June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "10 U.S.C. 2672 - Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. 6 January 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "10 U.S.C. 9027 - Civilian special agents of the Office of Special Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make arrests" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. 30 October 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.