OSI seeks special agents

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  • By Senior Airman Harry Brexel
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is looking for enlisted Airmen from any career field to cross train as an AFOSI Special Agent. 

Applicants should be senior airmen, staff sergeants or technical sergeants and have 3 to 11 years of time in service.

AFOSI Det. 327 routinely holds recruitment briefings on the first Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. at Bldg. 670.

“The ideal applicant has strong moral character and an outstanding work ethic,” said Special Agent Bradley Byington, Det. 327 commander. “Applicants must be able to work successfully as part of a team and also individually, with little supervision.”

AFOSI is the Air Force’s premier investigative agency. First established in 1948, AFOSI was modeled after the FBI.  Today, there are more than 200 operating locations worldwide, and AFOSI welcomes more than 180 officer, enlisted and civilian special agents each year into the command.

AFOSI special agents focus on three primary missions: 

Felony crime investigations

The vast majority of AFOSI’s investigative activities fall in this mission area. These crimes include murder, robbery, sexual assaults, illegal narcotics offenses and a full spectrum of other criminal acts.

Counterintelligence (CI)

This mission includes investigating, espionage, sabotage, terrorism, illegal technology transfer and computer infiltration.

Economic crime investigations (i.e. fraud)

Some of these investigations include violations of contracting matters, pay and allowance matters, and environmental crimes.

The recruitment process to become an AFOSI Special Agent can be lengthy. Applicants must meet requirements to obtain a top secret security clearance and initial training is conducted at the Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia. 

“If someone thinks they have what it takes to become a part of AFOSI, they should call our office at (501) 987-6116 and we can set up a pre-screening interview,” Byington said.

For additional information on the AFOSI mission and the recruitment process and requirements, visit http://www.osi.af.mil .