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  • New PSD stands up for USSPACECOM

    In conjunction with the standup of the Air Force's 11th Combatant Command, United States Space Command, Aug. 29, 2019, the Air Force office of Special Investigations welcomed a new Protective Service Detail (PSD).

  • AFOSI leads advanced engagement to fortify relations

    AFOSI EDet 2502, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, teamed with fellow AFOSI units, plus subject matter experts from throughout the Air Force, to conduct an Advanced Post-Blast Analysis and Evidence Preservation engagement with the Burkinabe Gendarme Oct. 7-11, 2019.

  • Remains of airman missing for 40 years are found, foul play suspected

    Forty years ago an airman assigned to K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Mich., disappeared without a trace and subsequent investigations into his whereabouts turned up no clues. In 2017, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Charles Pipkins of the Cold Case Team opened the case file

  • Aerospace and defense contractor to repay $2.6M

    Arkwin Industries, Inc., a Westbury, New York-based corporation, has agreed to pay a $2.6 million settlement to the United States, after self-disclosing its overbilling of the government and its prime contractors. The United States Attorney’s Office, with the support of DCIS and AFOSI, independently

  • Region 6 info sharing furthers relations with Samoan LE partners

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Field Investigations Region 6 Special Missions Branch conducted a Law Enforcement Investigative Skills Exchange with law enforcement counterparts in Apia, Samoa, Aug. 20-22, 2019. The Subject Matter Expert Exchanges foster relationships with host nation

  • Special agents protect Airmen from threats

    Maintaining good order and discipline on an installation is an honorable task. But, for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, it's their duty. Mark Borcina, AFOSI Detachment 807 special agent in charge, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., said OSI is the Air Force's investigative arm.

  • Innovative approach increases polygraph efficiency

    Over the years, the administrative data needed to give just one polygraph examination had increased to the point it became cumbersome, time intensive and often led to delays in processing Air Force Office of Special Investigations files. Recognizing this directly hindered conducting polygraph

  • Region 6 shares expertise with Indo-Pacific partners

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Field Investigations Region 6 Special Missions Branch completed its inaugural Law Enforcement Investigative Skills Exchange Program (LEISEP) with law enforcement counterparts from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau in Oceania.

  • OSI 'in right place at right time' saves lives

    On July 15, 2019, a group of Burkinabe military forces were attacked with small and heavy arms fire by approximately 20 suspected violent extremist organizations, approximately 165 miles southeast of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations