Andersen commemorates AFOSI 60th anniversary

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  • By Maj. R.A. Dowdell
  • 36th Wing Public Affairs
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --  Members of the Andersen Honor Guard and Air Force Office of Special Investigation, Detachment 602, conduct reveille in front of Arc Light Memorial park on Andersen Air Force Base commemorating the 60th Anniversary of AFOSI. Situated across the Pacific dateline, Det 602 is the first AFOSI detachment to raise the flag during the year-long celebration. AFOSI plans to lower the same flag on Hickam AFB on July 31, 2008 to conclude the year-long anniversary.

AFOSI has been the Air Force's major investigative service since Aug. 1, 1948. The agency reports to the Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and consisting of more than 2900 federal agents and support personnel. OSI provides professional investigative services to commanders of all Air Force activities. Its primary responsibilities are criminal investigations and counterintelligence services.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman First Class Daniel Owen) `