Commanders of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations

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 A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

. OSI is also a

field operating agency This is a list of Field Operating Agencies (FOA) in the United States Department of the Air Force The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States ...

under the administrative guidance and oversight of the

Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force is responsible for conducting investigations and inspections as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Chief of Space Operations. T ...

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Terry L. Bullard is the current and 19th Commander of OSI. By federal statue, OSI is a federal law enforcement agency with responsibility for conducting

criminal investigation Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts that are then used to inform criminal trials. A complete criminal investigation can include searching, interviews, interrogations, evidence collection and preservat ...

counterintelligence Counterintelligence is an activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service. It includes gathering information and conducting activities to prevent espionage, sabotage, assassinations or ...

, specialized investigative activities, protective service operations and integrated

force protection Force protection (FP) refers to the concept of protecting military personnel, family members, civilians, facilities, equipment and operations from threats or hazards in order to preserve operational effectiveness and contribute to mission succes ...

for the

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...

and

Space Force A space force is a military branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations in outer space and space warfare. The world's first space force was the Russian Space Forces, established in 1992 as an independent military service. ...

. 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.

List of Commanders of the Office of Special Investigations

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, May 1948 , 1955 ,

Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from ...

Thomas K. Finletter Thomas Knight Finletter (November 11, 1893 – April 24, 1980) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman. Early life Finletter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas Dickson Finletter and Helen Grill Finletter. He wa ...

Harold E. Talbott Harold Elstner Talbott, Jr. (March 31, 1888 – March 2, 1957) was the third United States Secretary of the Air Force. Biography He was born in Dayton, Ohio, in March 1888 and died in 1957. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, ...

, St. Clair Streett
Adlai H. Gilkeson
Hugh J. Knerr , - , , Brig. Gen. , Joseph E. Murray , BG Joseph E

, 1955 , 1959 , Talbott

Donald A. Quarles Donald Aubrey Quarles (July 30, 1894 – May 8, 1959) was a Telecommunications engineering, communications engineer, senior level executive with Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, and a top official in the United States Department ...

James H. Douglas Jr. ,

Truman H. Landon General Truman Hempel "Ted" Landon (February 11, 1905 – January 27, 1986) was a U.S. Air Force general and commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Landon was born in Maryville, Missouri, and grew up in Carlinville, Illinois. After graduation fr ...

Elmer J. Rogers Jr. , - , , Maj. Gen. , John Martin Breit , MG John Martin Breit

, January 1959 , June 1962 , Douglas
Dudley C. Sharp
Eugene M. Zuckert , Joseph F. Carroll
William H. Blanchard , - , , Brig. Gen. , Robert F. Burnham , BG Robert F

, June 1962 , June 1963 , Zuckert , Blanchard , - , , Maj. Gen. , John S. Samuel , MG John S

, June 1963 , May 1964 , Zuckert , Blanchard

John Dale Ryan General John Dale Ryan (December 10, 1915 – October 27, 1983) was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, General Ryan served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs o ...

, - , , Brig. Gen. ,

Joseph J. Cappucci Joseph J. Cappucci (1913-1992) was a U.S. Air Force brigadier general ( Special Agent) who served as the first director of the Defense Investigative Service and the 6th Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI or OSI). ...

, June 1964 , March 1972 , Zuckert
Harold Brown

Robert Seamans Robert Channing Seamans Jr. (October 30, 1918 – June 28, 2008) was an MIT professor who served as NASA Deputy Administrator and 9th United States Secretary of the Air Force. Birth and education He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to Pauli ...

, Ryan
Theodore R. Milton

Joseph Harold Moore Joseph Harold Moore (27 April 1914 – 27 December 2006) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general, known for his role as commander of the USAF 2nd Air Division and Seventh Air Force during part the Vietnam War, and in particular, his lead ...

Selmon W. Wells
Louis L. Wilson Jr. , - , , Maj. Gen. , William A. Temple , MG William A

, April 1972 , July 1975 , Seamans

John L. McLucas John Luther McLucas (August 22, 1920 – December 1, 2002) was United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1973 to 1975, becoming Secretary of the Air Force on July 19, 1973. He had been Acting Secretary of the Air Force since May 15, 1973, and U ...

, Wilson
Gerald W. Johnson
Donald G. Nunn , - , , Col. , Roy C. Tucker Jr. , Col Roy S

, August 1975 , March 1977 , McLucas
Acting James W. Plummer

Thomas C. Reed Thomas Care Reed (born March 1, 1934) was the 11th Secretary of the Air Force from January 2, 1976 to April 6, 1977 under Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.Laurie, Clayton. Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961–2001. Office of the Hist ...

John C. Stetson , Nunn
John P. Flynn , - , , Col. , Forest A. Singhoff , Col Forest A

, April 1977 , May 1980 , Stetson

Hans Mark Hans Michael Mark (June 17, 1929 – December 18, 2021) was a German-born American government official who served as Secretary of the Air Force and as a Deputy Administrator of NASA. He was an expert and consultant in aerospace design and natio ...

, Flynn
Howard M. Lane
Howard W. Leaf , - , , Brig. Gen. , Richard S. Beyea Jr. , BG Richard S Beyea Jr

, June 1980 , February 1988 , Mark
Verne Orr
Russell A. Rourke
Edward C. Aldridge Jr. , Leaf
Robert W. Bazley
Monroe W. Hatch Jr.
Robert D. Springer
Buford D. Lary , - , , Brig. Gen. , Francis R. Dillon , BG Francis R

, February 1988 , April 1993 , Alridge
Acting James F. McGovern
Acting John J. Welch, Jr.
Donald B. Rice
Acting Michael B. Donley , Lary
Bradley C. Hosmer
Eugene H. Fischer , - , , Brig. Gen. , Robert A. Hoffmann , BG Robert A

, April 1993 , September 1996 , Donley

Sheila E. Widnall Sheila Marie Evans Widnall (born July 13, 1938) is an American aerospace researcher and Institute Professor Emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She served as United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1993 to 1997, makin ...

, Fischer
Marcus A. Anderson
Richard T. Swope , - , , Brig. Gen. , Francis X. Taylor , Brig Gen Francis X Taylor

, September 1996 , May 2001 , Widnall
F. Whitten Peters
Acting Lawrence J. Delaney , Swope
Nicholas B. Kehoe
Raymond P. Huot , - , , Brig. Gen. , L. Eric Patterson , BG L

, May 2001 , June 2005 , Delaney
James G. Roche
Acting Peter B. Teets
Acting Michael Montelongo
Acting Michael L. Dominguez , Huot
Steven R. Polk , - , , Brig. Gen. , Dana A. Simmons , Brig Gen Dana A Simmons

, June 2005 , March 2010 , Dominguez
Acting

Pete Geren Preston Murdoch Geren, III, known as Pete Geren (born January 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 20th United States Secretary of the Army from July 16, 2007, to September 16, 2009. He is a Democratic former me ...

Michael Wynne Michael Walter Wynne (born September 4, 1944) is an American politician and business executive and was the 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked for and received his resignation (and that of Chief ...

Donley , Polk
Ronald F. Sams
Marc E. Rogers , - , , Brig. Gen. ,

Kevin J. Jacobsen Kevin J. Jacobsen (born January 29, 1958) is a United States Air Force retired brigadier general ( special agent) who served as the 16th Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), Quantico, VA. This field operating ag ...

, April 2010 , September 2014 , Donley
Acting

Eric Fanning Eric Kenneth Fanning (born July 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the current President and CEO of Aerospace Industries Association and served as the 22nd Secretary of the Army, holding office from May 18, 2016 to January 20, 2017. Prior ...

Deborah Lee James Deborah Roche Lee James (born November 25, 1958) served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force. She is the second woman, after Sheila Widnall (1993–1997), to ever hold this position. James was confirmed as 23rd Secretary of the Air Force on De ...

, Rogers
Stephen P. Mueller
Gregory A. Biscone , - , , Brig. Gen. , Keith M. Givens , BG Keith M

, May 2014 , May 2017 , James
Acting Lisa Disbrow , Biscone
Anthony J. Rock , - , , Col. , Kirk B. Stabler , Col Kirk B

, May 2017 , May 2019 , Disbrow

Heather Wilson Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019. Wilson was the 12th president of the So ...

, Rock
Stayce D. Harris
Sami D. Said , - , {{center, 19 , Brig. Gen. , Terry L. Bullard , BG Terry L

, May 2019 , ''Present'' , Wilson
Acting Matthew Donovan
Barbara Barrett

Frank Kendall III Frank Kendall III (born January 26, 1949) is an American engineer, lawyer and executive who is the 26th and current United States Secretary of the Air Force. He has served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense. A West Po ...

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List of Commanders of the Office of Special Investigations

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