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{{Infobox military person
|name= '''Kirk B. Stabler'''
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|serviceyears= 1992-present1992–2019
|rank=[[File:US-O6 insignia.svg{{Dodseal|27px]]USAFO6|25}} [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]
|commands= [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations]]
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'''Kirk B. Stabler''' is a retired [[United States Air Force]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] ([[Special Agent]]) andwho served currentlyas the 18th Commander of the U.S. [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations]] (AFOSI), [[Marine Corps Base Quantico#Tenant activities|Quantico]], Virginia. As the AFOSI Commander, Stabler overseesoversaw AFOSI's worldwide network of over 2,000 military and civilian special agents and over 500 unsworn members stationed at major Air Force installations and a variety of worldwide special operating locations.<ref name="auto"/>
 
==Early life and education==
==Education==
Stabler is a distinguished graduate of the [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] at the [[University of Iowa]]. He holds a Master of Forensic Science from [[George Washington University]], a Master of Strategic Studies from the [[Air War College]], and a Master of Military Operational Art and Science from the [[Air Command and Staff College]]. Stabler is also a graduate of [[Squadron Officer School]] and [[Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]].<ref name="auto"/>
 
==Military Careercareer==
[[File:170608-F-IN811-001.jpg|thumb|right|Stabler (left) presents the [[Bronze Star Medal]] of Fallen Special Agent Lee Hitchcock to his brother, Mr. Craig Hitchcock (right), during the Headquarters AFOSI inaugural Celebration of Life Remembrance Ceremony on May 22, 2017, at Quantico, VA. <ref>{{PD-notice}}{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1215236/bronze-star-presented-to-family-of-first-osi-fallen-hero/ | title = Bronze star presented to family of first OSI fallen hero | publisher = U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations |date= 22 May 2017 | accessdate= 28 Dec 2018}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>]]
 
Stabler entered the [[United States Air Force]] in May 1991. He has served in a variety of [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations|AFOSI]] positions as an investigator, operations officer, and a forensic sciences consultant and has conducted and supervised felony-level criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations and operations. He has commanded at the detachment, squadron and wing levels and served in a joint assignment capacity. His assignments have included five overseas postings. Prior to this assignment, Stabler served as the Vice Commander and Director, Strategic Programs and Requirements, Headquarters AFOSI, [[Marine Corps Base Quantico|Quantico]], Virginia.<ref name="auto"/>
 
===AFOSI appointment===
Stabler became the 18th Commander in the storied 69-year history of [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations|AFOSI]] on May 18, 2017. He succeeded [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] (Special Agent) [[Keith M. Givens]] who welcomed the new Commander by passing him AFOSI Badge and Credential 1, May 16, 2017, in front of a standing room only audience of AFOSI headquarters members, in the Russell-Knox Building Collaboration Center, [[Marine Corps Base Quantico|Quantico]], VA. General Givens retired to the civilian sector.<ref>{{PD-notice}}{{cite web | url=https://www.osi.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1184235/stabler-to-take-reins-of-afosi/ | title = Stabler to take reins of AFOSI | publisher = U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations |date= May 2017| accessdate= 28 Dec 2018}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>
 
===Assignments===
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* June 2005 – August 2008, Assistant Counterintelligence Staff Officer and Chief, Counterintelligence Operations Section, Headquarters [[United States European Command]], [[Stuttgart-Vaihingen]], Germany.
* August 2008 – July 2010, Commander, AFOSI 4th Field Investigations Squadron, [[Sembach Annex]], Germany (October 2009 – April 2010, Task Force Counterintelligence Coordinating Authority, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, [[Camp Lemonnier]], Djibouti).
* July 2010 – July 2012, Chief, Commander’sCommander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, [[Andrews AFB]], Md. and Quantico, Va.
* July 2012 – May 2013, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
* June 2013 – July 2015, Commander, 7th Field Investigations Region, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
* July 2015 – November 2016, Director, Strategic Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, [[Marine Corps Base Quantico#Tenant activities|Quantico]], Va.
* November 2016 - May 2017, Vice Commander and Director, Strategic Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Quantico, Va.
* May 2017 - presentMay 2019, Commander, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Quantico, Va.
 
'''Joint Assignments'''
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! Insignia !! Rank !! Date
|-
|[[File:US-O6 insignia.svg{{Dodseal|33px]]USAFO6|56}}||[[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]||April 1, 2013
|-
|[[File:US-O5 insignia.svg{{Dodseal|22px]]USAFO5|56}}||[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonelcolonel]]||July 1, 2007
|-
|[[File:US-O4 insignia.svg{{Dodseal|22px]]USAFO4|56}}||[[Major (United States)|Major]]||July 1, 2002
|-
|[[File:US-O3 insignia.svg{{Dodseal|21px]]USAFO3|56}}||[[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]||October 6, 1995
|-
|[[File:US-OF1A.svg{{Dodseal|8px]]USAFO2|56}}||[[First Lieutenant (United States)|First Lieutenantlieutenant]]||October 6, 1993
|-
|[[File:US-OF1B.svg{{Dodseal|8px]]USAFO1|56}}||[[Second lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenantlieutenant]]|| May 11, 1991
|-
|}
 
=== Major awards and decorations ===
Stabler is the recipient of the following:<ref name="auto"/><center>
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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Defense Meritorious Service ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|name=Meritorious Service ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=120106}}
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon|width=120106}}
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon|width=120106}}
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Korea Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=120106}}
|}
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
{|
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:United States Air Force Master Force Protection Badge.svgpng|120px|UnitedUSAF States Air ForceMaster Force Protection Badge]]
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:USA - AF OSI Badge.png|120px|USA - AF OSI Badge]]
|}
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!1st Row
|colspan="12" style="text-align:center;"|[[Legion of Merit]]
|-
!2nd Row
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] with 1 [[oak leaf cluster]]▼
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[MeritoriousDefense Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with 51 [[oak leaf clusterscluster]]
▲|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[DefenseMeritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with 15 [[oak leaf cluster]]clusters
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
|-
!3rd Row
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Air Force Achievement Medal]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[NationalAir DefenseForce ServiceAchievement Medal]] with bronze [[service star]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[ArmedNational ForcesDefense ExpeditionaryService Medal]] with bronze [[service star]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Global War onArmed TerrorismForces Expeditionary Medal]]▼
|-
!4th Row
▲|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Global War on Terrorism ServiceExpeditionary Medal]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[KoreaGlobal War on DefenseTerrorism Service Medal]]
|colspan="3"|[[Korea Defense Service Medal]]
|-}
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[Badges of the United States Air Force|Air Force Force Protection Badge]]▼
 
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations|Air Force Office of Special Investigations Badge]]▼
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▲|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[Badges of the United States Air Force|Air Force Force Protection Badge]]
▲|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations|Air Force Office of Special Investigations Badge]]
|}
</center>
 
==See also==
* [[Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations|List of Commanders of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations]]
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== Notes ==
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|title = [[Commander of the [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations]]
|years = May 2017 – PresentMay 2019
|before = BG [[Keith M. Givens]]
|after = BG [[Terry L. Bullard]]
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''attribution'': contains material from the public domain Air Force website https://www.osi.af.mil/About/Biographies/Bio-View/Article/1107095/colonel-kirk-b-stabler/
 
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