Dana A. Simmons is a retired

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( Special Agent) who served as the 15th Commander of the

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(AFOSI), which is the investigative agency of the

. He took command of AFOSI in June 2005. Prior to that, he was the Vice Commander of AFOSI from March 2004 to June 2005. In March 2010, he ceded command to BG

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Education

In 1977, Simmons received a

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from

Texas State University Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university ...

. Then in 1983, he graduated from the Air Force's

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. Then in 1984, he attained a

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from

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. Then in 1989, he graduated from the

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, followed by graduation from the Air War College in 1997.

Military career

AFOSI appointment

Simmons was appointed Commander of AFOSI in June 2005, after serving as Vice Commander from March 2004. In May 2009, he also told

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that AFOSI was actively protecting against

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threats against the Air Force and United States.

Assignments

*1977, Commissioned though the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps *Sept. 1977 – August 1979, Flight Commander, 100th Security Police Squadron, Beale AFB, California *August 1979 – February 1981, Operations Officer for the 3546th USAF Recruiting Squadron in Houston, Texas. *February 1981 – March 1983, Chief of the Standards Branch, HQ USAF Recruiting Service in

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, Texas. *March 1983 – December 1985, Operations Officer,

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Detachment 1040, in Randolph AFB, Texas *January 1986 – July 1988, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 6940, Ankara Air Station, Turkey *July 1988- June 1989, Simmons was a Student, Air Command and Staff College,

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, Alabama *July 1989 – September 1991, Simmons was the Chief of the Counterintelligence Collections Management Branch, HQ AFOSI,

Bolling AFB Bolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB was a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C. In 2010, it was merged with Naval Support Facility Anacostia to form Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling. From its beginning, the installation has hosted elem ...

, Washington, D.C. *September 1991 – March 1994, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 214,

Howard AFB Howard Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Panama. It discontinued military operations on 1 November 1999 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which specified that US military facilities in the former Pa ...

, Panama *March 1994 – July 1996, Vice Commander, AFOSI 2nd Field Investigations Region,

Langley AFB Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the entry of the United States into World War I in April 19 ...

, Virginia *July 1996 – July 1997, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama *July 1997 – July 1999, Commander, AFOSI 43rd Field Investigations Squadron,

Peterson AFB Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the Nor ...

, Colorado *July 1999 – May 2001, Commander, AFOSI 62nd Field Investigations Squadron,

Yokota AB Yokota ( ja, 横田, 與古田, etc.) may refer to: * 6656 Yokota, an asteroid * Yokota Shōkai, a Japanese film company Places * Yokota Air Base, a US Air Force Base located in Tokyo, Japan * Harima-Yokota Station * Iyo-Yokota Station * Yoko ...

, Japan *May 2001 – March 2004, Commander, AFOSI 5th Field Investigations Region,

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, Germany *March 2004 – June 2005, Vice Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Maryland *June 2005 – March 2010, Commander, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Maryland Simmons retired from the Air Force on 1 April 2010.

Effective dates of promotion

Major awards and decorations

Simmons is a recipient of the following: *Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Lance P. Sijan Award The Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award was created in 1981 to recognize individuals who have demonstrated the highest qualities of leadership in their jobs and in their lives. It has become one of the U.S. Air Force's most prestigious awards. Si ...

Recipient *2009 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award

References

Notes

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