 The AFOSI badge was designed by Captain Robert H. Ray in 1948. At the time, Captain Ray was newly assigned to the Headquarters entity of the fledgling organization Air Force Office of Special Investigations in Washington, DC. When asked by General Joseph F. Carroll, AFOSI's founder and first director, to design a badge for the identification of AFOSI agents, Captain Ray based his ideas largely on the personal observations he had made of badges throughout his career. In generating ideas for the design of the badge, Captain Ray said that he was strongly influenced by the design of the badge he had worn while serving as a Connecticut State Trooper. The layout of the two badges is very similar, and neither badge design has changed since 1948. Read more |
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AFOSI Training Academy 
The U.S. Air Force Special Investigations Academy (USAFSIA) is located on the grounds of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Ga., where all new Air Force Office of Special Investigation recruits receive their entry-level investigative training. The Academy also conducts basic and advanced investigative courses at FLETC and several geographically separated sites. 
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations 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. AFOSI provides professional investigative service to commanders of all Air Force activities. Its primary responsibilities are criminal investigations and counterintelligence services. 
On 19 August 1955, AFOSI submitted Memo No. 5 to the Air Force Personnel Awards Branch requesting approval of the AFOSI emblem. On 15 December 1955, AFOSI was notified that the proposed organizational emblem had been approved. As is customary with Air Force heraldry, the emblem has not changed since its inception in 1955. 