Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations


The Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations heads the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations and derives its independent criminal investigative authority directly from the Secretary of the Air Force. AFOSI is also a field operating agency under the administrative guidance and oversight of the Inspector General of the Air Force.
Brigadier General Terry L. Bullard is the current and 19th Commander of AFOSI.
By federal statue, AFOSI is a federal law enforcement agency with responsibility for conducting criminal investigations, counterintelligence, specialized investigative activities, protective service operations and integrated force protection for the Air Force. AFOSI is also a combat-ready military criminal investigative organization that provides the Air Force a wartime capability with counterintelligence support to force protection to find, fix, track and neutralize enemy threats in hostile and uncertain environments. AFOSI is the Air 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 AFOSI are conducted by a worldwide network of over 2,000 military and civilian special agents stationed at major Air Force installations and a variety of worldwide special operating locations.

List of Commanders of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations

#RankNamePhotoBegin DateEnd DateSecretary of the Air Force served underInspector General of the Air Force served under
1
Lt. Gen.Joseph F. CarrollMay 19481955Stuart Symington
Thomas K. Finletter
Harold E. Talbott		St. Clair Streett
Adlai H. Gilkeson
Hugh J. Knerr
2
Brig. Gen.Joseph E. Murray19551959Talbott
Donald A. Quarles
James H. Douglas Jr.		Truman H. Landon
Elmer J. Rogers Jr.
3
Maj. Gen.John Martin BreitJanuary 1959June 1962Douglas
Dudley C. Sharp
Eugene M. Zuckert		Joseph F. Carroll
William H. Blanchard
4
Brig. Gen.Robert F. BurnhamJune 1962June 1963ZuckertBlanchard
5
Maj. Gen.John S. SamuelJune 1963May 1964ZuckertBlanchard
John Dale Ryan
6
Brig. Gen.Joseph J. CappucciJune 1964March 1972Zuckert
Harold Brown
Robert Seamans		Ryan
Theodore R. Milton
Joseph Harold Moore
Selmon W. Wells
Louis L. Wilson Jr.
7
Maj. Gen.William A. TempleApril 1972July 1975Seamans
John L. McLucas		Wilson
Gerald W. Johnson
Donald G. Nunn
8
Col.Roy C. Tucker Jr.August 1975March 1977McLucas
Acting James W. Plummer
Thomas C. Reed
John C. Stetson		Nunn
John P. Flynn
9
Col.Forest A. SinghoffApril 1977May 1980Stetson
Hans Mark		Flynn
Howard M. Lane
Howard W. Leaf
10
Brig. Gen.Richard S. Beyea Jr.June 1980February 1988Mark
Verne Orr
Russell A. Rourke
Edward C. Aldridge Jr.		Leaf
Robert W. Bazley
Monroe W. Hatch Jr.
Robert D. Springer
Buford D. Lary
11
Brig. Gen.Francis R. DillonFebruary 1988April 1993Alridge
Acting James F. McGovern
Acting John J. Welch, Jr.
Donald B. Rice
Acting Michael B. Donley		Lary
Bradley C. Hosmer
Eugene H. Fischer
12
Brig. Gen.Robert A. HoffmannApril 1993September 1996Donley
Sheila E. Widnall		Fischer
Marcus A. Anderson
Richard T. Swope
13
Brig. Gen.Francis X. TaylorSeptember 1996May 2001Widnall
F. Whitten Peters
Acting Lawrence J. Delaney		Swope
Nicholas B. Kehoe
Raymond P. Huot
14
Brig. Gen.L. Eric PattersonMay 2001June 2005Delaney
James G. Roche
Acting Peter B. Teets
Acting Michael Montelongo
Acting Michael L. Dominguez		Huot
Steven R. Polk
15
Brig. Gen.Dana A. SimmonsJune 2005March 2010Dominguez
Acting Pete Geren
Michael Wynne
Donley		Polk
Ronald F. Sams
Marc E. Rogers
16
Brig. Gen.Kevin J. JacobsenApril 2010September 2014Donley
Acting Eric Fanning
Deborah Lee James		Rogers
Stephen P. Mueller
Gregory A. Biscone
17
Brig. Gen.Keith M. GivensMay 2014May 2017James
Acting Lisa Disbrow		Biscone
Anthony J. Rock
18
Col.Kirk B. StablerMay 2017May 2019Disbrow
Heather Wilson		Rock
Stayce D. Harris
Sami D. Said
19
Brig. Gen.Terry L. BullardMay 2019PresentWilson
Acting Matthew Donovan
Barbara Barrett		Said