BRIGADIER GENERAL DANA A. SIMMONS Brig. Gen. Dana A. Simmons is the Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, a field operating agency headquartered at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Prior to that assignment, he served as the Vice Commander of AFOSI. General Simmons graduated from Texas State University and was commissioned in 1977 via the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has also served as the AFOSI Vice Commander, Andrews AFB, Md; Commander, AFOSI 5th Field Investigations Region, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; AFOSI 62nd Field Investigations Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan; and the 43rd Field Investigations Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He has served two tours in command of AFOSI detachments and earned the "Outstanding Large Detachment of the Year," a major-command-level award, for 1991. General Simmons has also served on the staff of Headquarters, Air Force Office of Special Investigations and 2nd Field Investigations Region. EDUCATION 1977 Bachelor of Arts, Texas State University 1983 Squadron Officer School 1984 Master of Arts Degree, Webster University 1989 Air Command and Staff College 1997 Air War College ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1977 – August 1979, Flight Commander, 100th Security Police Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif. 2. August 1979 – February 1981, Operations Officer, 3546th U.S. Air Force Recruiting Squadron, Houston, Texas 3. February 1981 – March 1983, Chief, Standards Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service, Randolph AFB, Texas 4. March 1983 – December 1985, Operations Officer, AFOSI Detachment 1040, Randolph AFB, Texas 5. January 1986 – July 1988, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 6940, Ankara Air Station, Turkey 6. July 1988 – June 1989, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 7. July 1989 – September 1991, Chief, Counterintelligence Collections Management Branch, Headquarters AFOSI, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. 8. September 1991 – March 1994, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 214, Howard AFB, Panama 9. March 1994 – July 1996, Vice Commander, AFOSI 2nd Field Investigations Region, Langley AFB, Va. 10. July 1996 – July 1997, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 11. July 1997 – July 1999, Commander, AFOSI 43rd Field Investigations Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo. 12. July 1999 – May 2001, Commander, AFOSI 62nd Field Investigations Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan 13. May 2001 – March 2004, Commander, AFOSI 5th Field Investigations Region, Ramstein AB, Germany 14. March 2004 – June 2005, Vice Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Md. 15. June 2005 – present, Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Md. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS National Intelligence Superior Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Office of Special Investigations' Lance P. Sijan Award Recipient 2009 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 21, 1977 First Lieutenant May 21, 1979 Captain May 21, 1981 Major Aug. 1, 1988 Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 1, 1993 Colonel Aug. 1, 1999 Brigadier General May 26, 2006 (Current as of April 2010)