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Conducts criminal investigations, counterintelligence operations, and fraud investigations for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). Serves as a special agent with law enforcement and intelligence authority.
“You'll be an AFOSI special agent — investigating felony crimes, counterintelligence threats, and protecting Air Force personnel from exploitation. AFOSI agents carry badges and credentials with federal law enforcement authority and work cases involving espionage, terrorism, and major crimes. FBI, DHS, and the major federal agencies recruit from AFOSI backgrounds specifically. This is the most investigation-intensive career the Air Force offers.”
AFOSI agents investigate serious crimes — major felonies, sexual assault, counterintelligence threats, and the full range of crimes that affect an Air Force installation community. The investigative training is genuine and the authority is real. Case outcomes affect real people's lives and careers. FBI, NCIS, CGIS, and other federal investigative agencies recruit from AFOSI backgrounds. The work is mentally engaging, the caseload varies by assignment, and the investigative skills transfer across the law enforcement and intelligence communities. Deployments in support of operations are part of the AFOSI mission.
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