AFOSI leads ‘first-of-its-kind’ DOJ visit at Wright-Patterson AFB
According to Special Agent Jacques Brown, an investigator at AFOSI Office of Special Projects Det. 12 and event organizer, the visit gave senior leaders from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio greater insight into AFOSI’s national security mission.
Brown, then assigned to AFOSI 10th Field Investigations Squadron, said the May 19 engagement reinforced AFOSI’s role in connecting law enforcement, counterintelligence and mission stakeholders to protect Department of the Air Force (DAF) people, resources and technologies from criminal and national security threats.
“We worked with U.S. Attorney’s Office leaders to identify more integrated approaches to combating fraud, countering adversarial threats and protecting U.S. government interests,” Brown said.
Discussions also focused on safeguarding the advanced military research, technology and development capabilities concentrated at Wright-Patterson.
U.S. Attorney Dominick Gerace joined First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vipal Patel and other senior leaders from the office for briefings from AFOSI, the 88th Air Base Wing and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Dr. Richard Vaia, chief scientist for AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, provided an overview of the directorate’s mission before the delegation toured several research facilities and received hands-on demonstrations of advanced technologies.
“The tour highlighted not only the importance of protecting emerging technologies, but also how AFRL expertise and capabilities could potentially support complex federal investigations,” Brown said.
For example, laboratory personnel discussed how advanced microscopy and material-analysis capabilities could assist investigators examining suspected product substitution or fraud by helping identify defects, composition differences or other anomalies in materials.
According to Brown, the demonstrations also gave prosecutors a closer look at capabilities that could contribute to future investigative efforts while also underscoring the importance of protecting sensitive research from theft, fraud and exploitation.
For AFOSI, the engagement represented an opportunity to deepen relationships with federal prosecutors before complex cases or emerging threats require coordinated action.
“By bringing investigators, prosecutors, installation leaders and research professionals together, the visit established stronger connections among organizations with complementary authorities and expertise,” Brown said.
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