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▍ Director of Special Investigations

Aliases

AFOSIAir Force Office of Special InvestigationsDirector of Special InvestigationsOSIOffice of Special InvestigationsOffice of the Inspector General – Special Investigations

Disambiguation

Also known as OSI (Office of Special Investigations) or AFOSI. NOT to be confused with other intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA, DIA) or the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)—while sometimes grouped under OIG administratively, OSI is the Air Force's independent investigative agency.

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military-intelligence-agencyUSfounded: 1948

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Director of Special Investigations

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Disambiguation: Also known as OSI (Office of Special Investigations) or AFOSI. NOT to be confused with other intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA, DIA) or the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)—while sometimes grouped under OIG administratively, OSI is the Air Force's independent investigative agency.

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI or OSI) is a federal law enforcement agency established August 1, 1948, by Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington, modeled after the FBI and led initially by Joseph Carroll, an assistant to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Operating independently of the Air Force chain of command, OSI is tasked with conducting criminal investigations, counterintelligence operations, and protective services worldwide for the Air Force, Space Force, and Department of Defense. OSI has documented involvement in UFO/UAP investigations: notably, Special Agent Richard Doty served in a counterintelligence capacity on UFO issues at Kirtland AFB and Nellis AFB during the late 1970s and 1980s, though his role included acknowledged disinformation operations targeting civilian UFO researchers. The agency remains the primary federal law enforcement arm of the Air Force, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Air Force.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: Also known as OSI (Office of Special Investigations) or AFOSI. NOT to be confused with other intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA, DIA) or the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)—while sometimes grouped under OIG administratively, OSI is the Air Force's independent investigative agency.

O Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI ou OSI) é uma agência federal de investigação criminal estabelecida em 1º de agosto de 1948 pelo Secretário da Força Aérea W. Stuart Symington, modelada segundo o FBI e liderada inicialmente por Joseph Carroll, assistente do diretor do FBI J. Edgar Hoover. Operando independentemente da cadeia de comando da Força Aérea, o OSI é encarregado de conduzir investigações criminais, operações de contraintelligência e serviços de proteção em todo o mundo para a Força Aérea, Força Espacial e Departamento de Defesa. O OSI possui envolvimento documentado em investigações sobre UFO/UAP: notadamente, o Agente Especial Richard Doty serviu em capacidade de contraintelligência em questões de UFO nas Bases Aéreas de Kirtland e Nellis durante o final dos anos 1970 e 1980, embora seu papel incluísse operações de desinformação reconhecidas dirigidas a pesquisadores civis sobre UFO. A agência permanece como o principal braço de investigação federal de aplicação da lei da Força Aérea, reportando-se diretamente ao Secretário da Força Aérea.

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