Air Force Office of Special Investigations News

AFOSI investigation leads to life sentence in child abuse case

Thomas Brading — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:47:50 GMT

An Airman was sentenced to life in federal prison Feb. 27, following a guilty plea to abducting and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors said.

AFOSI, joint partners reach $2.6M settlement in cargo fraud case

Thomas Brading — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:46:57 GMT

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), alongside federal law enforcement and oversight partners, investigated a case that resulted in a $2.6 million civil settlement with SEA BOX Inc. over alleged violations of U.S. cargo transportation laws tied to War Department contracts.

NCO, spouse indicted in alleged $11M fraud scheme

Thomas Brading — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:45:00 GMT

A staff sergeant and his spouse were indicted on federal charges alleging they carried out a yearslong scheme to defraud the War Department of millions through the theft and resale of medical supplies.

Former Army colonel sentenced 24 months for unauthorized disclosure of classified information

Thomas Brading — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:45:00 GMT

A retired U.S. Army colonel and former civilian employee assigned to United States Central Command was sentenced 24 months in federal prison for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information Feb. 11.

Special Agents get behind-the-scenes look at AF history

Thomas Brading — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:10:26 GMT

Special Agents from four Air Force Office of Special Investigations units at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took part in a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Jan. 21, combining team building with a close look at how Air Force history is preserved.

AFOSI PJ protects F-35 program amid Finland’s aircraft rollout

Thomas Brading — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:28:48 GMT

Long before Finland’s first F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft touches European soil, its journey begins in places here that few people ever see; inside secure facilities filled with vetted personnel on a Texas production line that builds aircraft for U.S. services and allies across the globe.

AFOSI enters 2026 following year defined by results, leaders say

Thomas Brading — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:50:11 GMT

As the Air Force Office of Special Investigations enters 2026, the agency is building on a year aligned with Department of War priorities, including readiness, accountability, deterrence and force protection, while supporting homeland defense, border security and security-assessment missions.

AFOSI CC reinforces operational CI ties across Europe

Thomas Brading — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:52:16 GMT

As the United States sharpens its focus on targeted security cooperation, Brig. Gen. Amy Bumgarner, commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), met with European partners in France, Germany and Poland to strengthen counterintelligence and cyber coordination.

France honors former and current AFOSI leaders, underscoring generations of partnership

Thomas Brading — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:52:00 GMT

Dr. Jude Sunderbruch, a former top civilian leader of the Air Force Office of Special

SAF IG visits AFOSI HQ, reviews global mission

Thomas Brading — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:55:00 GMT

Lt. Gen. David B. Lyons, Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/IG), visited the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) headquarters at the Russell-Knox Building, in Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 15.

‘Someone real’: AKNG's Matthew Komatsu’s path through fire and ice leads first CRO in Alaska Guard history to promote to general

Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:55:24 GMT

Long before he became the first Alaska National Guard combat rescue officer (CRO) in history to pin on a general star, Brig. Gen. Matthew Komatsu was a kid in the Midwest, mesmerized by Top Gun and dreaming of fighter jets.

AFOSI, FBI nets guilty plea in classified info leak

Thomas Brading — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:32:38 GMT

A joint investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 340 and the FBI has led to a guilty plea from a former Army colonel who admitted to sharing classified information, federal officials said.

Special Agents expose classified-doc breach, receive Public Service Award

Thomas Brading — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:58:28 GMT

Twelve Air Force Office of Special Investigations members received the Northern Virginia Public Service Award for their work uncovering an insider-threat breach involving a civilian engineer who mishandled thousands of classified documents.

Civilian sentenced 5 years following classified information leak

Thomas Brading — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:00:55 GMT

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) played a central role in securing the conviction of a former U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) employee who unlawfully disclosed classified national defense information during the early months of the Russia–Ukraine war.

AFOSI uncovers fraud scheme involving Chinese forklifts sold as “Made in America”

Thomas Brading — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:40:00 GMT

The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations was among the agencies that uncovered an alleged scheme involving two Denver-area companies and three executives selling Chinese-made forklifts to federal agencies under the false label of “Made in America,” according to a Justice Department release.

AFOSI announces exemption to hiring freeze, moves forward with multiple vacancies

Thomas Brading — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:22:00 GMT

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations has secured an exemption to the ongoing federal hiring freeze and is moving forward with multiple vacancies for experienced criminal investigators.

AFOSI shares mission, recruits talent at AFA

Thomas Brading — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:06:22 GMT

As the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference kicked off Sept. 22 near Washington, D.C., the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agents were there to remind attendees that the future of U.S. air and space power depends on safeguarding innovation.

Former Airman sentenced 17 years following AFOSI-led investigation

Thomas Brading — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:17:01 GMT

A former Airman assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison following an investigation led by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 327.

New bulletin warns startups of foreign threats, AFOSI says

Thomas Brading — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:48:18 GMT

Just a week after warning U.S. universities that foreign adversaries are exploiting academic research, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and its partners issued another alert that international pitch competitions are being used to steal innovations from Western startups.

AFOSI-led seminar unites global counterparts to counter drone threats

Thomas Brading — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:08:00 GMT

Earlier this summer, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations-led Force Protection Detachment Chile partnered with the Carabineros Air Prefecture to host the first International Seminar on Operational Safety and Countering the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems at the Air Prefecture facilities in Santiago.