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  • PJ - Critical to National Security

    In 1977, the Air Force initiated a program called Tacit Blue to develop technology that could lead to the production of a stealth reconnaissance aircraft with a low probability of intercept radar and other sensors that could operate close to the forward line of battle and retain a high degree of

  • Desertion cold case solved after 32 years

    In mid-July 2014, a published OSI manual provided the foundation to establish a Cold Case Investigations Program. The manual defined a cold case as “any case that has gone unresolved due to a lack of leads, subjects, passage of time, case activity, etc., and for which the applicable statute of

  • The murder of Capt. Marty Theer

    Capt. Frank “Marty” Theer and his wife Michelle were high school sweethearts who had been married since Marty’s 1991 graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Michelle worked for a psychologist and was studying to gain her own practical counseling license, while Marty completed a series of

  • AntiTerrorism Awareness: OSI’s vigilance mission

    August is Antiterrorism (AT) Awareness Month, and serves to remind our military and civilian communities to practice regular vigilance against potential threats. Within the Department of the Air Force and the broader National Security apparatus, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) plays a

  • Project Blue Book Part 1 (UFO Reports)

    In late 1975, OSI declassified their investigative files of reported Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings and sent them to the National Archives for processing. The reports revealed that OSI agents documented and investigated UFO sightings from 1948 until the late 1960s. Contemporary strategic

  • OSI's $615M fraud recovery

    One of the largest monetary recoveries obtained as a result of an Office of Special Investigations fraud investigation, included a $615 million settlement with the Boeing Company. OSI agents worked in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Virginia, the Defense Criminal

  • OSI PJ key in Noshir Gowadia espionage case

    In 2010, Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia was convicted of 14 out of 17 federal charges that included espionage, violation of the Arms Export Control Act and several associated crimes. The lengthy prosecution began with his arrest in 2005. Gowadia worked on the B-2 Stealth Bomber and various other

  • Joint case yields historic DoD single drug seizure

    In 2003, the Drug Enforcement Administration in Jacksonville, Fla., notified Office of Special Investigations Detachment 311, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., an undercover informant had purchased Ecstasy pills from a male and his girlfriend in Jacksonville. DEA agents conducted queries of the drug

  • Operation RESTORE HOPE (The OSI in Somalia)

    In early December 1992, less than 24 hours after U.S. Marine forces entered war-torn Somalia, two OSI special agents arrived at Mogadishu International Airport to support U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in operation RESTORE HOPE. United Nations’ Security Council Resolution 794 authorized all

  • OSI solves B-52 emergency mystery

    On Oct. 6, 1987, an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress made a forced emergency landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The aircraft appeared to be damaged by what looked like small arms fire. OSI agents at Detachment 4203 at Andersen were immediately called to the scene. The on-call duty agent reported