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    Task force protects servicemembers, taxpayers

    It is no misnomer that servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians are paid by the taxpayers they are protecting. As a matter of fact, the money that funds day-to-day military operations is provided by taxpayers. As military members are protecting the freedom of the individuals back home, they should also be mindful of protecting the money
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    AFOSI aids in investigation of Civil False Claims Act Case

    Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation agreed to pay the United States $12.5 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to government agencies in connection with electronic parts the company supplied for use in the manufacture of navigation systems for military airplanes, helicopters, submarines and certain equipment used
  • Brigadier General Kevin Jacobsen (center) has his stars pinned on by his wife Karen (left) and son Steven (right). (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Hastings)

    AFOSI commander pins on brigadier general stars

    Brigadier General Kevin Jacobsen, Air Force Office of Special Investigations commander, had his stars pinned on by Lt. Gen. Marc E. Rogers, the Inspector General of the Air Force, in a ceremony held June 1, at the community activities center here at Joint Base Andrews, Md.General Rogers addressed the assembled crowd of hundreds of family, friends
  • Agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 623 and Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Unit teach Hakodate Japan customs inspectors about firearms and explosives at Misawa Air Base, Japan in 2009. This annual training allows the inspectors to detect threats that pass through Japan’s transit systems. (courtesy photo)

    AFOSI Agents help train Japanese customs agency members

    Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents from Detachment 623 and Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Unit here, trained Hakodate customs inspectors, April 23, on counterterrorism measures to deter potential threats that may pass through Northern Japan's ports and terminals. The customs inspectors are from the
  • Brig. Gen. Dana Simmons, OSI/CC, hosted an induction ceremony for OSI’s newest executive director, Mr. Michael Janosov, SES, March 19, in the AFOSI Headquarters rotunda. Mr. Janosov is AFOSI’s fifth executive director. He replaces Mr. Doug Thomas who retired last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mr. Mike Hastings)

    AFOSI inducts SES, new executive director

    Brigadier General Dana Simmons, Air Force Office of Special Investigations commander, hosted an induction ceremony for AFOSI's newest executive director, Mr. Michael Janosov, March 19, in the AFOSI Headquarters rotunda, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Mr. Janosov is AFOSI's fifth executive director. He replaces Mr. Doug Thomas who retired last year.Mr.
  • Brigadier General Dana A. Simmons, former Air Force Office of Special Investigations commander, retires in a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial located across from the Pentagon April 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Jung)

    Former AFOSI commander bids farewell to command

    After 33 years of faithful service, Brig. Gen. Dana A. Simmons, former commander of AFOSI, retired from active duty on a beautiful spring morning in front of family members, good friends and long-time AFOSI co-workers under the relatively new Air Force monument. Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, former Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Lieutenant General Marc E. Rodgers, Inspector General of the Air Force, passes the Air Force Office of Special Investigations guidon to the incoming AFOSI commander, Col. Kevin J. Jacobsen, who assumed command of the field operating agency, April 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Hastings)

    Colonel Jacobsen assumes leadership of Air Force Office of Special Investigations

    Colonel Kevin Jacobsen officially took command of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Andrews-NAF Washington, Md., April 6 in Hangar 3. The ceremony was hosted by the Inspector General of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Marc E. Rogers.Colonel Jacobsen received the AFOSI guidon from General
  • Lt. Col. Rob Weaver, director of operations of the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and an MC-12W Liberty pilot, briefs a departing MC-12W aircrew prior to "stepping" to their aircraft for a mission, Feb. 27, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The four-person MC-12 aircrews fly the aircraft, a modified King Air 350 commercial plane, designed to augment information gathered by other intelligence-collection capabilities operating in theater, by providing real-time full-motion video and signals information to help military leaders make battlefield decisions.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

    Airmen watch over Afghan skies

    Airmen in the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron are "looking for trouble," using the MC-12W Liberty to bring tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, to ground commanders in Afghanistan."We bring a unique capability to the fight," said Lt. Col. Rob Weaver, 4th ERS director of operations, deployed from Davis-Monthan
  • The Frosty Fuzz team, made up of members of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 631, dive into Goose Lake. Though the temperature hovered around zero degrees, hundreds of jumpers weren't deterred from taking the plunge into icy Goose Lake. The event raised funds for Special Olympics Alaska. Pictured are (l to r) Special Agents Travis Williamson, Shaun Cassidy, John Wisocky and Keith King. (Courtesy photo/Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News)

    AFOSI Det. 631 'polar bears' take plunge, support Special Olympics

    Air Force Office of Special Investigations,  Detachment 631, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in the annual "Freezin' for a Reason Polar Plunge" for Special Olympics in Anchorage, Dec. 19, 2009.Hordes of onlookers and well-wishers turned out to watch the swimmers brave the icy waters at Goose Lake as the sheganingans unfolded. The
  • Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Shield (Color), U.S. Air Force graphic. In accordance with Chapter 3 of AFI 84-105, commercial reproduction of this emblem is NOT permitted without the permission of the proponent organizational/unit commander.

    Policy letter bans use of Salvia Divinorum, Spice

    The psychoactive hallucinogenic plants Salvia Divinorum and Spice, although sold commercially, are prohibited for use by Air Force Special Operations Command military members, according to a new major command policy letter.According to AFSOC, the Air Force first became aware of the potential use and abuse of Salvia and Spice by military members
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