Two AFOSI agents receive Bronze Star

Jimmy Doolittle received one. So did Colin Powell. Other service members throughout the rank structure have earned this honor for heroic or meritorious achievement. Now, two Ellsworth Airmen can be added to the list of Bronze Star recipients. While deployed to Iraq, Terry Krebs, Air Force Office of

'Operation' Iraqi Child

Special Agent flies to Soldier's aid, earns valor award

An Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special agent attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with a 'V' Device for Valor for his actions that led to the saving of a Soldier's life. Special Agent Travis Guthmiller, a member of Weapons

Bagram AFOSI team makes positive difference for Afghans

A group of Bagram Airmen has been making a difference in local Afghan villagers' lives, one school bag at a time. Members of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Expeditionary Detachment 2405 recently handed out school supplies to approximately 560 children in the villages of Qal'eh-ye

AFOSI, Afghan police work together

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Special agents assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Expeditionary Detachment 2405 here regularly work together with Afghan National Police on a broad range of missions related to humanitarian assistance and security. "We usually meet up with the

Air Force sharpshooters help commanders see the future

When Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents go outside the wire here, they occasionally have an extra set of eyes watching over them. Concealed, the members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Close Precision Engagement Team observe, provide intelligence and, if

Air Force Office of Special Investigations urges vigilance

As a result of the 9-11 terrorist attack, the Air Force implemented an antiterrorism program called "Eagle Eyes," advocated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Much like a neighborhood watch, the Eagle Eyes program is an aggressive Air Force-wide neighborhood watch program that

Eagle Eyes: vigilance is key

As the special agent explains it, he says the suspect could be a guy at the Visitor Control Center. He could come in and ask for a base map and a telephone book. Then the questions begin. How many security forces are on base? What kind of weapons do they carry? When is their busy time, their shift

Investigators turn into warfighters

An Air Force special agent charged the vehicle and rammed the barrel of his M-4 rifle through the windshield and into the chest of the suicide bomber, startling him long enough to be removed from the vehicle and detained, eradicating the terrorist plot with conviction and saving untold numbers of

Military members help secure bases with Eagle Eyes

With a limited number of Office of Special Investigations agents and Security Forces members, it is up to Airmen and their families with Eagle Eyes to help make sure the area they live in is safe. The Eagle Eyes program provides a single point of contact to report suspicious activity at Ramstein Air