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  • OSI at 75: SECAF Speech at FBI Graduation in 1948

    On June 25, 1948, the featured speaker at the graduation ceremonies of the FBI National Academy was the Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force. One of the topics he spoke about was the upcoming activation of the Office of Special Investigations.

  • Looking Back: Operation RESTORE HOPE – OSI Operations in Somalia

    The primary mission of OSI in Somalia was the collection of counterintelligence information, antiterrorism, defensive air base operability, resource protection, counter-threat analysis and the production and delivery of various briefings to a range of military leaders.

  • Empowering Airmen on cybersecurity

    October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global effort to protect personal information and communication tools. The OSI 3rd FIS is partnered with 16th Air Force conducting investigative and counterintelligence activities in, through and beyond cyberspace vital to the nation’s interest.

  • National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Remembering OSI’s Own

    Every year, the third Friday in September is recognized in the United States as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. A few individuals have served with OSI who had been prisoners-of-war before joining the command. One was SA Crawford E. Hicks, who served with OSI from 1955 to 1966.

  • Insider Threat defense starts with awareness

    Each September OSI, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, the National Insider Threat Task Force, and other federal partners participate in National Insider Threat Awareness Month. This year’s DoD theme is: Critical Thinking for Digital Spaces.

  • Looking Back: Ramstein air show crash

    There were clear blue skies and near perfect weather on Aug. 28, 1988, as approximately 300,000 people gathered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to observe the “Flugtag ‘88” air show. What they witnessed was the deadliest air show crash to date.

  • Looking Back: OSI’s First Senior Enlisted Leader

    In July 1973, Chief Master Sgt. Donald B. Baxter assumed responsibility as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor in Office of Special Investigations history. The position of Senior Enlisted Advisor within OSI was created following a recommendation from the Headquarters Enlisted Council.   

  • Looking Back: OSI’s first Korean War espionage investigation

    On June 2, 1953, a court-martial hearing began at Taegu Air Base, South Korea. Air Force Staff Sgt. Giuseppe Cascio, was accused of attempting to conspire and sell military secrets to the enemy, the first known case of an American accused of committing espionage during the Korean War.

  • OSI trainers ready senior leaders for threats

    A cadre from OSI Academy, Detachment 1, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., travels to Montross, Va., annually to conduct two days of anti-terrorism training for top leaders across the Department of the Air Force, designed to prepare them for life-threatening situations in their travels.

  • Honoring Capt. Lee Hitchcock - OSI’s First Fallen Hero

    During National Police Week, the Office of Special Investigations is among the law enforcement agencies nationwide honoring fallen officers. Among the honorees this week is Capt. Lee Hitchcock, the first OSI member killed in action, following an attack in the Pleiku province of South Vietnam.