Organization
In addition to the FOA's headquarters, AFOSI has eight field investigations regions. Seven of the Regions are aligned with Air Force major commands:
- Region 1 with Air Force Materiel Command
- Region 2 with Air Combat Command
- Region 3 with Air Mobility Command
- Region 4 with Air Education and Training Command
- Region 5 with United States Air Forces in Europe
- Region 6 with Pacific Air Forces
- Region 8 with Air Force Space Command
While the regions serve the investigative needs of those aligned major commands, all AFOSI units and personnel remain independent of those commands, and their chains of command flow directly to AFOSI Headquarters. Such organizational independence is intended to ensure unbiased investigations.
The single region not aligned with a major command is Region 7, the mission of which is to provide counter-intelligence and security-program management for special access programs under the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
At the regional level are subordinate units called field investigations squadrons, detachments, and operating locations. In sum, AFOSI owns more than 160 units worldwide.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Air Force Office Of Special Investigations
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