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  • AFOSI enlisted Airman killed in Afghan air force compound

    Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Jacobsen, commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations announced today the death of a female OSI Airman who was deployed in support of NATO Air Training Command in Afghanistan.Master Sergeant Tara R. Brown, 33, of Deltona, Fla., died Apr. 26 near Kabul, Afghanistan of

  • German security liaison awarded USAFE Medal of Distinction

    Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, presented the USAFE Medal of Distinction to Horst Mehlinger, a German security liaison who has worked closely with the command for nearly three decades, during a ceremony here Dec. 8. "I appreciate very much the contribution that you have made

  • Clues in cyberspace catch criminals in the real world

    For many, cyberspace is a vast and intangible place. A land of green ones and zeros floating on a sea of black, where an e-mail originated in Switzerland can travel to a server in Mozambique within a matter of seconds. In the ever-changing landscape of cyberspace, information can be hidden anywhere

  • AFOSI instrumental in B-2 spy conviction

    A federal jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii Aug. 9 found Noshir S. Gowadia, age 66, of Maui, guilty of five criminal offenses relating to his design for the People's Republic of China (PRC) of a low signature cruise missile exhaust system capable of rendering a PRC cruise

  • 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,

  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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