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  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent David Ohlinger, left, Air Force Special Investigations Academy, Operating Location-A, Fort Washington, Md., is the fifth member of his family, pictured during the 2017 National Matches, to receive the highest individual award for excellence in marksmanship authorized by the U.S. Government open to all civilians and military branches. (Civilian Marksmanship Program photo)

    SA part of distinguished family marksmanship legacy

    For one talented family, Camp Perry has not only become an annual family destination, but a place where they have created a legacy of their own on the firing lines and across the stage of the famous Camp Perry Hough Theater – a legacy that was years in the making and is far from over. The name “Ohlinger” is well known to regular National Match goers.
  • A participant fires an AK-47 with the guidance of Air Force Special Investigations Academy Instructor Special Agent Dwayne Harris during the weapons familiarization training of the Senior Leader Security Seminar at Montross, Va., April 30, 2018. The unique two-day anti-terrorism course ensures the safety and survivability of Air Force leaders traveling in medium to critical threat areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Hastings)

    Guns and cars ensure senior leader readiness

    For the Air Force Office of Special Investigations being a good wingman is a family affair – an Air Force family affair that starts at the top with senior leadership. Four times a year a cadre of Air Force Special Investigations Academy instructors conduct a unique two-day anti-terrorism course called the Senior Leader Security Seminar at Montross, Va., to ensure the safety and survivability of Air Force general officers, Senior Executive Service civilians, senior field grade officers and select senior enlisted advisors who travel in medium to critical threat areas.
  • OSI: eyes of the eagle

    OSI: Eyes of the Eagle

    Every day there are men and women who wake up, put on their suits, strap on their badges and adorn the title of special agent. Crime and threats to the mission are not confined to the walls of a base, and neither are these special agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Their purpose is to protect Air Force personnel, facilities and resources when someone threatens to harm them.
  • AFOSI SA Dan Chaale briefs Airmen at Yokota AB, Japan, on the opportunities AFOSI offers during an OSI Recruiting Roadshow in the summer of 2017. (USAF photo submitted by SA Dan Chaale)

    OSI Recruiting Roadshow draws prospective agents

    For those old enough to remember, the Uncle Sam ‘I Want You’ poster was instrumental in recruiting young men to join the military. While times and methods have changed, reaching out to replenish the troops is just as important today as it was then. To ensure its enlisted force of special agents is properly manned, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations goes to where the Airmen are via the AFOSI Recruiting Roadshow.
  • AFOSI SA Donavan Muir (right) assists Vice Adm. Ray Griggs, Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force, at Peterson AFB, Colo., Dec. 3, 2017. SA Muir was part of a PSO mission providing security for Griggs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Grim)

    PSO: A special job for Special Agents

    For the Special Agents of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations there’s much more to Protective Services Operations than donning their signature sunglasses. PSOs are techniques and procedures designed to protect individuals, called principals, from accidental injury, embarrassment, physical assault or death during a specific event, while traveling or over an extended period.
  • AFOSI SAs participate in Veterans Day ruck march.

    Special Agents trek 10 miles to honor veterans

    Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Christopher Miller comes from a long line of soldiers beginning with the Civil War and including a grandfather who served as a bubble gunner in a B-26 bomber in World War II, five uncles in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and a cousin in Desert Storm.
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    David Wieger a fallen hero

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 303 held a building dedication ceremony November 1, in honor of Special Agent David Wieger. Wieger was a technical services agent at AFOSI Det. 303, Travis Air Force Base, California, from September 2004 until his death November 1, 2007. Wieger was killed in Baghdad when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. The dedication ceremony marks the 10th anniversary of Wieger’s death.
  • Anthony Balmer, son of Air Force Office of Special Investigations Fallen Special Agent Ryan Balmer, poses with the 2003 Land Rover his father drove prior to his death in 2007. Anthony's mother, Danielle, put the vehicle in storage until Anthony turned 18 when she gave it to him. (Courtesy photo)

    Teen inherits piece of his dad

    Anthony Balmer knows how to change his own oil and still loves to listen to music from the '80s. Anthony, who turns 18 on July 14, learned his skills and love for music from his father when he was 7. "I can remember climbing under the car and not knowing what the heck my dad was doing," Anthony said. "Then one day he just started teaching me how to change the oil."
  • Department of Defense Cyber Crime member volunteers, left to right, Tech. Sgt. Marcus Hughes, Tech. Sgt. Shalonda Francis and Staff Sgt. Tiara Wilson combine to cleanup an area in the ReStore, a non-profit home improvement store to benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake June 16, 2017. (Photo/Kelvin Johnson)

    DC3 volunteers serve the community

    One of the main reasons members of the U.S. military serve is to give back. Eight enlisted troops from the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center gave back in a meaningful way June 16, 2017, when they volunteered at ReStore, a non-profit home improvement store run by Habitat for Humanity.
  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations 25th Expeditionary Field Investigations Squadron analyst Lauryn Nelson familiarizes herself with her surroundings in Uganda to deepen her understanding of the operating environment. (Photo submitted by 25 EFIS)

    25 EFIS, FPD-Uganda conduct analytic engagement

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations 25th Expeditionary Field Investigations Squadron and Force Protection Detachment – Uganda conducted an analytic engagement May 3, 2017, in Kampala, Uganda. The event was hosted by the Uganda Police Force (UPF) at the Headquarters, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). The analyst engagement examined the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, one of the foremost emerging threats in East Africa.
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