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  • Price of Fraud: AFOSI uncovers millions in contract violations

    Fraud in federal contracting isn’t just a white-collar crime, it’s a threat to mission readiness, says Office of Special Investigations top fraud fighter, and AFOSI is making it clear that no scheme is too complex, no deception too small to escape notice.

  • AFOSI supports multiagency effort securing Southern Border

    As removal flights depart like clockwork, a complex security mission unfolds on the ground, extending far beyond the runway. As the military’s role on border security expands, so does the involvement of Special Agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), who work globally

  • AFOSI supports multi-agency response following midair collision

    On Jan. 29, around 9:42 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. Sixty-seven people were killed. Four miles south, Special Agent Sade Spencer, commander of AFOSI Detachment 336,

  • Looking Back: Arctic Adventures in the early Cold War

    On Oct. 18, 1948, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) opened a detachment at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. While a territory at the time, Alaska is only 53 miles from Russia at the Bering Strait’s narrowest point. For reference, Washington Dulles International

  • 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,