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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