USAFE-AFAFRICAI51-508 governs procedures for complaints by Local Nationals in the United Kingdom against U.S. Air Force personnel.
View USAFE-AFAFRICAI51-508 on armypubs.army.mil
It covers complaint forwarding, review board composition and duties, investigating officer responsibilities, and reporting investigation results. It requires independent investigations, evidence collection, investigation reports without conclusions or corrective-action recommendations, and communication of results.
Applies to: This publication applies to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) units and to the Air National Guard of the United States (ANGUS).
If a complaint is not capable of informal resolution, it shall be forwarded to the office of the United States Country Representative to the United Kingdom (UK USCR), RAF Mildenhall. (paragraph 1)
The board shall be composed of three members: a representative from the Office of Legal Services, USAFE-UK/JA; a representative from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI); and a Security Forces representative from USAFE-UK/IR, (International Relations). (paragraph 2)
The board is authorized to augment with other advisors, as they deem appropriate; however only the three board members shall be voting members. (paragraph 2)
The board will investigate the complaint, ensuring the investigation is conducted independently of all other investigations, though evidence obtained by other investigations may be used (T-0). (paragraph 3)
The IO will provide the evidence and documentation gathered to the board in the form of a Report of Investigation (ROI). The ROI will not contain conclusions or recommendations for corrective action (T-0). (paragraph 4)