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United States Commander of the Office of Special Investigations
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Commanders of the
Office of Special Investigations
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[3]
Brig. Gen.
Joseph F. Carroll (left) being sworn in as OSI's first Commander, as
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg (center) witnesses the swearing-in, ca. 1948.
The Commander of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI/CC) heads the
Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and derives its independent criminal investigative authority directly from the
Secretary of the Air Force . OSI is also a
field operating agency under the administrative guidance and oversight of the
Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force .
[4]
Brigadier General
Terry L. Bullard is the current and 19th Commander of OSI.
[4]
[5]
By federal statue,
[6]
[7]
[8] OSI is a
federal law enforcement agency with responsibility for conducting
criminal investigations ,
counterintelligence , specialized investigative activities,
protective service operations and integrated
force protection for the
Air Force and
Space Force . OSI is also a combat-ready military criminal investigative organization that provides the Air Force and Space Force a wartime capability with
counterintelligence support to force protection to find, fix, track and neutralize enemy threats in hostile and uncertain environments. OSI is the Air Force and Space Force's focal point for working with U.S. and foreign nation law enforcement and security services in order to provide timely and accurate threat information in all environments. The activities of OSI are conducted by a worldwide network of over 2,000 military and civilian
special agents stationed at major Air Force and Space Force installations and a variety of worldwide special operating locations.
[4]
List of Commanders of the Office of Special Investigations
See also
Military Criminal Investigative Organizations
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