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  • Full circle: AFOSI’s command chief returns to BMT roots

    Beneath a gray November sky, Chief Master Sgt. James Hoy stood tall from the reviewing stand of Lackland’s Parade Field, his crisp service blues lined with ribbons that told the story of a military career shaped by deployments, sacrifice and dedication. During the Basic Military Training graduation,

  • Looking Back: AFOSI and Operation Urgent Fury

    On Oct. 20, 1983, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations received notification from higher headquarters of a pending United States led military rescue operation which was to be conducted on the Caribbean Island nation of Grenada. Within hours, AFOSI Special Agents began receiving movement

  • Looking Back: OSI’s ‘Doolittle Raider’

    Robert G. Emmens was born on July 22, 1914. He graduated from Medford High in Oregon in 1931. The son of a physician, Emmens attended the University of Oregon for three years studying medicine. He was forced to leave college in 1934, after his father passed away, taking a job with the J.C. Penney

  • Inside OSI: Keeping the mission funded

    Ensuring personnel are paid accurately and on time is vital for any agency—and the Office of Special Investigations is no different. Financial stability directly influences morale, efficiency and mission success. While people often attribute OSI to its badge-carrying Special Agents, there are

  • Inside OSI: IT specialist shares his story

    As the go-to SharePoint expert for the Office of Special Investigations, Julio Velezón II sometimes feels like the agency’s “most popular guy,” he joked. But his role is no laughing matter. Every day, he integrates complex data systems into OSI’s network, using the latest tech innovations to support