Airman McBride hailed a hero, honored at Maxwell

Staff Sgt. Chester J. McBride was remembered Jan. 13  as a man who died a hero's death.He died to save another.That is the legacy McBride, 30, of Statesboro, Georgia, left for those who knew him best at Maxwell Air Force Base and Montgomery's law enforcement community. Military and local police

OSI salutes 14th Command Chief upon retirement

A true stalwart in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations family will soon hang up his blue suit and badge for the last time.Chief Master Sgt. Walker H. "Hank" Cottingham, Jr., the 14th Command Chief in the storied 67-year history of OSI, bid an emotional farewell during his official

AF lauds SA with warfighter integration award

The 2015 General John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration Enlisted Airman of the Year is Special Agent Jeffrey Wills, 2nd Field Investigations Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.The Jumper Award recognizes individuals for sustained superior performance and outstanding

Australians support OSI at Memorial Service

Husband, father, hero: Hundreds in Easton honor Airman killed in Afghanistan

Hero is a word overused in modern society, said U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Keith Givens.Givens, commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, was in Easton Jan. 8 to help say goodbye to one of his agents, Staff Sgt. Peter W. Taub.Taub, killed Dec. 21 while serving in Afghanistan, was

Law enforcement brethren aid families of Fallen Heroes

In a show of solidarity and support, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Association Foundation, through the engagement of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, made financial contributions to the families of the four Air Force Office of Special Investigations Airmen killed in the suicide bomber

OSI eulogizes Fallen Heroes from its 'darkest day'

More than 650 people overflowed the United States Marine Memorial Chapel here Jan. 7 to mourn the loss and remember the lives of the six Airmen killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Dec. 21.The four Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agents and two Security

Remember those who gave their lives

As we look ahead to a new year we inevitably think about the one that just passed. There's good and bad in those reflections and always hope and plans for a better year ahead.What we must not forget when we look at our lives is that nothing we enjoy is possible without liberty and freedom. It allows

'A true American hero'

A river of emotion flowed through Georgia Southern University's Hanner Fieldhouse Saturday as one of Statesboro's own hometown heroes, Special Agent Staff Sgt. Chester JaMicheal McBride III, was lain to rest.McBride, a Statesboro native and 2003 graduate of Statesboro High, was killed Dec. 21 along

AFOSI Commander Attends Dignified Transfer of OSI Fallen Heroes

On Dec. 23, Brig. Gen. Keith M. Givens, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Commander attended the dignified transfer of four OSI Special Agents and two Air National Guard Security Forces members from the 105th Security Forces Squadron.In the morning, on Dec. 23, approximately 200 Air Force