Commander of the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations

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Commander of the
Office of Special Investigations
Air Force Office of Special Investigations.png
Office of Special Investigations
Emblem
BG Terry L. Bullard.jpg
Incumbent
Brig. Gen. Terry L. Bullard
since May 2019
Style Special Agent
OSI/CC
(formal address in writing)
Reports to Secretary of the Air Force
Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force
Inaugural holder Joseph F. Carroll
Formation6 May 1948 [1]
Website Official website
Commanders of the Office of Special Investigations Commanders of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.jpg
Commanders of the Office of Special Investigations
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. Joseph F. Carroll Swearing-In.jpg
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]

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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

#RankNamePhotoBegin DateEnd DateSecretary of the Air Force served underInspector General of the Department of the Air Force served under
1
Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll [1] Carroll jf1.jpg May 19481955 Stuart Symington
Thomas K. Finletter
Harold E. Talbott
St. Clair Streett
Adlai H. Gilkeson
Hugh J. Knerr
2
Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Murray [9] [10] BG Joseph E. Murray.png 19551959Talbott
Donald A. Quarles
James H. Douglas Jr.
Truman H. Landon
Elmer J. Rogers Jr.
3
Maj. Gen. John Martin Breit [11] MG John Martin Breit.jpg January 1959June 1962Douglas
Dudley C. Sharp
Eugene M. Zuckert
Joseph F. Carroll
William H. Blanchard
4
Brig. Gen. Robert F. Burnham [12] BG Robert F. Burnham.png June 1962June 1963ZuckertBlanchard
5
Maj. Gen. John S. Samuel [13] MG John S. Samuel.jpg June 1963May 1964ZuckertBlanchard
John Dale Ryan
6
Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Cappucci [14] BG Joseph J. Cappucci.jpg June 1964March 1972Zuckert
Harold Brown
Robert Seamans
Ryan
Theodore R. Milton
Joseph Harold Moore
Selmon W. Wells
Louis L. Wilson Jr.
7
Maj. Gen.William A. Temple [15] MG William A. Temple.jpg April 1972July 1975Seamans
John L. McLucas
Wilson
Gerald W. Johnson
Donald G. Nunn
8
Col. Roy C. Tucker Jr. [16] [17] Col Roy S. Tucker Jr.png August 1975March 1977McLucas
Acting James W. Plummer
Thomas C. Reed
John C. Stetson
Nunn
John P. Flynn
9
Col.Forest A. Singhoff [18] [19] Col Forest A. Singhoff.png April 1977May 1980Stetson
Hans Mark
Flynn
Howard M. Lane
Howard W. Leaf
10
Brig. Gen. Richard S. Beyea Jr. [20] BG Richard S Beyea Jr.jpg June 1980February 1988Mark
Verne Orr
Russell A. Rourke
Edward C. Aldridge Jr.
Leaf
Robert W. Bazley
Monroe W. Hatch Jr.
Robert D. Springer
Buford D. Lary
11
Brig. Gen. Francis R. Dillon [21] BG Francis R. Dillon.jpg February 1988April 1993Alridge
Acting James F. McGovern
Acting John J. Welch, Jr.
Donald B. Rice
Acting Michael B. Donley
Lary
Bradley C. Hosmer
Eugene H. Fischer
12
Brig. Gen. Robert A. Hoffmann [22] BG Robert A. Hoffmann.jpg April 1993September 1996Donley
Sheila E. Widnall
Fischer
Marcus A. Anderson
Richard T. Swope
13
Brig. Gen. Francis X. Taylor [23] Brig Gen Francis X Taylor.jpg September 1996May 2001Widnall
F. Whitten Peters
Acting Lawrence J. Delaney
Swope
Nicholas B. Kehoe
Raymond P. Huot
14
Brig. Gen. L. Eric Patterson [24] BG L. Eric Patterson.jpg May 2001June 2005Delaney
James G. Roche
Acting Peter B. Teets
Acting Michael Montelongo
Acting Michael L. Dominguez
Huot
Steven R. Polk
15
Brig. Gen. Dana A. Simmons [25] Brig Gen Dana A Simmons.jpg June 2005March 2010Dominguez
Acting Pete Geren
Michael Wynne
Donley
Polk
Ronald F. Sams
Marc E. Rogers
16
Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Jacobsen [26] Brigadier General Kevin J. Jacobsen.jpg April 2010September 2014Donley
Acting Eric Fanning
Deborah Lee James
Rogers
Stephen P. Mueller
Gregory A. Biscone
17
Brig. Gen. Keith M. Givens [27] BG Keith M. Givens.jpg May 2014May 2017James
Acting Lisa Disbrow
Biscone
Anthony J. Rock
18
Col. Kirk B. Stabler [28] Col Kirk B. Stabler.jpg May 2017May 2019Disbrow
Heather Wilson
Rock
Stayce D. Harris
Sami D. Said
19
Brig. Gen. Terry L. Bullard [4] BG Terry L. Bullard.jpg May 2019PresentWilson
Acting Matthew Donovan
Barbara Barrett
Frank Kendall III
Said

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