BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVE 39 7 MAY 2015 AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: SAF/IGX Supersedes: AFMD 39, 6 July 2011 Certified by: SAF/IGX (Col Jeff H. Hurlbert) Pages: 6 This Directive states the mission, defines the command structure, and communicates responsibilities of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI); explains the organizational relationship between AFOSI, the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), and The Inspector General of the Air Force (SAF/IG); and summarizes delegations of authority from SECAF to the Commander of AFOSI (AFOSI/CC) as set forth in Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive (HAF MD) 1-20, The Inspector General. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from field units through the appropriate functional chain of command. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) in the Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). SUMMARY OF CHANGES This Directive has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include the clarification of the organizational relationship between SECAF, SAF/IG, and AFOSI/CC and addition of a summary of several delegations of authority/assignments of responsibilities. 1. Mission. AFOSI is a field operating agency under the administrative guidance and oversight of The Inspector General of the Air Force (SAF/IG). It is a federal law enforcement agency with responsibility for conducting criminal investigations, counterintelligence and specialized
2 AFMD39 7 MAY 2015 investigative activities, protective service operations and integrated force protection for the Air Force. AFOSI is also a combat-ready military organization that provides the Air Force a wartime capability to conduct, in hostile and uncertain environments, counter-threat operations to find, fix, track, and neutralize enemy threats. 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. 2. Command. The Commander, AFOSI: 2.1. Exercises command authority over all assigned personnel, facilities, property, and funds, and has the independent authority, subject to SECAF oversight, within the Air Force to initiate and conduct criminal investigations and counterintelligence activities in accordance with AFPD 71-1 Criminal Investigations and Counterintelligence. 2.1.1. Operates under the administrative guidance and oversight of SAF/IG. 2.1.2. Will notify the SECAF in writing, informing SAF/IG, of any instance in which a commander, or any other Air Force official, attempts to impede an investigation or limit the use of investigative techniques through the use of that commander's or official's authority. 2.1.3. Provides combat-ready military and deployment-ready civilian forces to combatant commanders through the Air Force component. 3. Responsibilities. AFOSI: 3.1. Organizes, trains, equips, and assesses performance of all AFOSI field units. 3.2. Outside of established foreign base perimeters and in accordance with any applicable international agreement, is the Air Force lead for locating and tracking enemy and terrorist operatives threatening U.S. and allied personnel and resources through focused, proactive investigative operations. 3.3. Coordinates and conducts neutralization of enemy and terrorist threats with appropriate U.S. and allied forces. 3.4. Within its investigative jurisdiction, identifies and investigates crimes against people, crimes against private and U.S. Government property, fraud, technology transfer violations, environmental violations, terrorism, and desertion. 3.5. Conducts counterintelligence collections and is the Air Force's sole agency for conducting counterintelligence investigations, and offensive counterintelligence operations. 3.6. Investigates intrusions and intentional sabotage of Department of Defense (DoD) computer systems and augments the Air Force cyberspace operations mission. 3.7. Executes the DoD Counterdrug Strategy within the Air Force by detecting, interdicting, suppressing and monitoring the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. via Air Force channels. Proactively detects and investigates the use, possession, and sale of illegal drugs by U.S. Air Force members and employees. 3.8. Is the Air Force single point of contact for protective service operations protecting senior U.S., DoD, Air Force, and Allied officials.
AFMD39 7 MAY 2015 3 3.9. Provides law enforcement and counterintelligence support to Air Force Global Strike Command in support of USAF nuclear convoys. 3.10. Executes special access program (SAP) security and security oversight responsibilities for all Air Force SAPs, and non-af SAPs where the AF has been assigned responsibility, in accordance with AFPD 16-7, Special Access Programs and AFI 16-701, Management, Administration, and Oversight of Special Access Programs. 3.11. Employs specialized investigative techniques including forensics and specialized behavioral science assessments, tools and techniques in conducting criminal investigations, counter-threat operations, and counterintelligence operations and investigations. 3.12. Executes the U.S. Air Force Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) program. 3.13. Functions as the Air Force office of primary responsibility for Polygraph and Credibility Assessment (PCA) examinations. 3.14. Operates the U.S. Air Force Special Investigations Academy. 3.15. Maintains liaison and is the Air Force single point of contact with federal, state, local, and foreign nation law enforcement, counterintelligence, and security agencies for matters falling within the AFOSI mission. 3.16. Serves as the designated focal point to coordinate matters regarding DoD Executive Agent responsibilities, functions, and authorities for the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). 3.17. Collects, analyzes, and disseminates threat information. 3.18. Authorizes the consensual interception and seeking of judicial authorization for nonconsensual interception of wire, electronic, and oral communications for law enforcement. 3.19. Subject to the administrative oversight of the SAF/IG, the SECAF has re-delegated to AFOSI/CC in HAF MD 1-20 the authorities necessary to execute AFOSI s assigned missions. 4. Delegations of Authority/Assignment of Responsibility. The authorities delegated and responsibilities assigned to the AFOSI Commander, as set forth in this AF Mission Directive, may generally be re-delegated and re-assigned unless re-delegation or re-assignment is expressly prohibited by the attached delegation/assignment or superseding law, regulation, or DoD issuance. While the AFOSI Commander may re-delegate authorities and re-assign responsibilities to other AFOSI personnel, he/she will ultimately be responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force for all matters listed in paragraph 1 of this publication. Any re-delegation of authority/re-assignment of responsibility made shall not be effective unless it is in writing. Any person re-delegating authority or re-assigning responsibility in accordance with this AF Mission Directive may further restrict or condition the authority/responsibility being re-delegated/reassigned. GREGORY A. BISCONE Lieutenant General, USAF The Inspector General
4 AFMD39 7 MAY 2015 References Attachment 1 GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, 1 March 2008 AFPD 16-7, Special Access Programs, 19 February 2014 AFI 16-701, Management, Administration, and Oversight of Special Access Programs, 18 February 2014 AFPD 71-1, Criminal Investigations and Counterintelligence, 6 January 2010 DoDD 5200.27, Acquisition of Information Concerning Persons and Organizations not Affiliated with the Department of Defense, 7 January 1980 DoDD 5205.15E, DoD Forensic Enterprise (DFE), 26 April 2011 DoDD 5210.48, Polygraph and Credibility Assessment Program, 25 January 2007 DoDD 5210.56, Carrying of Firearms and the Use of Force by DoD Personnel Engaged in Security, Law and Order, or Counterintelligence Activities, 1 April 2011 DoDD O-5240.02, Counterintelligence, 20 December 2007 DoDD 5240.06, Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting (CIAR), 17 May 2011 DoDD 5505.13E, DoD Executive Agent (EA) for the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3), 1 March 2010 DoDI O-2000.22, Designation and Physical Protection of DoD High Risk Personnel, 19 June 2014 DoDI 2000.26, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR), 23 September 2014 DoDI 3025.21, Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies, 27 February 2013 DoDI 3305.11, DoD Counterintelligence (CI) Training, 19 March 2007 DoDI 5100.86, DoD Forensic Science Committee, 18 April 2014 DoDI 5210.91, Polygraph and Credibility Assessment (PCA) Procedures, 12 August 2010 DoDI 5240.04, Counterintelligence (CI) Investigations, 2 February 2009 DoDI 5240.05, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), 3 April 2014 DoDI C-5240.08, Counterintelligence (CI) Security Classification Guide (U), 28 November 2011 DoDI S-5240.09, Offensive Counterintelligence Operations (OFCO) (U), 2 February 2015 DoDI 5240.10, Counterintelligence (CI) in the Combatant Commands and Other DoD Components, 5 October 2011 DoDI 5240.16, Counterintelligence Functional Services (CIFS), 27 August 2012 DoDI S-5240.17, Counterintelligence Collection Activities (CCA) (U), 14 March 2014
AFMD39 7 MAY 2015 5 DoDI 5240.18, Counterintelligence (CI) Analysis and Production, 17 November 2009 DoDI 5240.19, Counterintelligence Support to the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP), 31 January 2014 DoDI O-5240.21, Counterintelligence (CI) Inquires, 14 May 2009 DoDI 5240.22, Counterintelligence Support to Force Protection, 24 September 2009 DoDI S-5240.23, Counterintelligence (CI) Activities in Cyberspace (U), 13 December 2010 DoDI O-5240.24, Counterintelligence (CI) Activities Supporting Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA), 8 June 2011 DoDI 5240.26, Countering Espionage, International Terrorism, and the Counterintelligence (CI) Insider Threat, 4 May 2012 DoDI 5400.15, Guidance on Obtaining Information from Financial Institutions, 2 December 2004 DoDI 5505.02, Criminal Investigations of Fraud Offenses, 29 August 2013 DoDI 5505.03, Initiation of Investigations by Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations, 24 March 2011 DoDI 5505.07, Titling and Indexing Subjects of Criminal Investigations in the Department of Defense, 27 January 2012 DoDI 5505.08, Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIO) and Other DoD Law Enforcement Organizations Investigations of Adult, Private, Consensual Sexual Misconduct, 17 April 2013 DoDI O-5505.09, Interception of Wire, Electronic, and Oral Communications for Law Enforcement, 27 November 2013 DoDI 5505.10, Criminal Investigations of Noncombat Deaths, 15 August 2013 DoDI 5505.11, Fingerprint Card and Final Disposition Report Submission Requirements, 21 July 2014 DoDI 5505.15, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Collection Requirements for Criminal Investigations, 27 May 2010 DoDI 5505.15, DoD Contractor Disclosure Program, 16 June 2010 DoDI 5505.16, Criminal Investigations by Personnel Who Are Not Assigned to a Defense Criminal Investigative Organization, 7 May 2012 DoDI 5505.18, Investigation of Adult Sexual Assault in the Department of Defense, 25 January 2013 DoDI 5505.19, Establishment of Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution (SVIP) Capability within the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs), 3 February 2015 DoDI 5525.07, Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Departments of Justice (DoJ) and Defense Relating to the Investigation and Prosecution of Certain Crimes, 18 June 2007
6 AFMD39 7 MAY 2015 DoDI 5525.12, Implementation of the Amended Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA), 13 February 2014 DoDI 5525.14, DoD Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying Armed, 22 March 2011 DoDI 5525.16, Law Enforcement Defense Data Exchange (LE D-DEx), 29 August 2013 DoDI 7730.47, Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS), 23 January 2014 Abbreviations and Acronyms AFMAN Air Force Manual AFOSI Air Force Office of Special Investigations AFOSI/CC Commander, AFOSI DC3 Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center DoD Department of Defense PCA Polygraph and Credibility Assessment SECAF Secretary of the Air Force SAF/IG The Inspector General of the Air Force TSCM Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Program US United States USAF United States Air Force