NCIS News

NCIS Special Agent Afloat Program Offers Unique Perspective on Navy Operations
November 19, 2025 — No other military criminal investigative organization matches the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s global integration and operational flexibility. When NCIS says its Special Agents are everywhere, it’s not just a reference to the agency’s 191 locations across 41 countries. It also includes Special Agents Afloat—NCIS personnel deployed at... MORE

NCIS Special Agent in the foreground looking at USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

NCIS, Partners Announce Rescue of 122 Missing Children in Florida
November 18, 2025 — NCIS recently collaborated with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners in Operation Home for the Holidays, a two-week youth-recovery initiative that resulted in the recovery or safe location of 122 missing or endangered children. Personnel from NCIS Resident Agency Mayport and NCIS Resident Unit Tampa participated in the U.S. Marshals... MORE

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NCIS Adds Three New Noses to the ESD K9 Program
August 15, 2025 — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service made progress in expanding its Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K-9 program, and K-9 Jill has some company as the agency graduated three new K-9s on June 23, 2025.With the new additions—Wes in Jacksonville, Florida; Mac in San Diego; and Bika at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina—NCIS K-9 teams will be able to... MORE

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NCIS Major Case Response Team Basic Training Program Earns FLETA Accreditation
June 12, 2025 — The NCIS Major Case Response Team Basic Training Program, hosted by the Office of Forensic Support’s Pacific Forensic Training Center, has officially earned accreditation from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board as of May 15.The 24-hour program, conducted over three days at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, combines... MORE

Joint Investigation Results in Indictment of Seven Individuals for Two Similar Patterns of Violent ‘Bank Juggings’
May 27, 2025 — "Those who target and exploit innocent members of the community through violence and intimidation must be held accountable for their actions. NCIS and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners are deeply committed to thoroughly investigating those who would threaten our citizens and communities.”... MORE

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Speaking

NCIS Cyber Analyst Competes in President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition
May 8, 2025 — Cyber Defense Analyst Jakob Kreuze of the NCIS Cyber Operations Field Office competed in the final round of the 6th Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency earlier this month in Arlington, Virginia.The President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition was established by Executive Order... MORE

Cyber Defense Analyst Jakob Kreuze of the NCIS Cyber Operations Field Office

Gregory A. Scovel Jr. Sworn in as NCIS Deputy Director
April 28, 2025 — Special Agent Gregory A. Scovel Jr. was sworn in as the NCIS Deputy Director during a ceremony on April 21 at the Pentagon. The Department of the Navy Chief of Staff, Mr. Jon Harrison, presided over the ceremony with NCIS Director Omar Lopez, retired NCIS acting Director Gregory A. Scovel Sr., and other DON leaders in attendance.Deputy Director... MORE

NCIS Deputy Director Gregory A. Scovel, Jr. takes the oath of office while his wife, Gigi looks on.

NCIS Executes Search Warrant Resulting in Arrests, Federal Immigration Charges for Defense Contractor
April 15, 2025 — "It is essential that government contractors ensure their employees provide authentic documentation that sufficiently demonstrates full compliance with current immigration and citizenship laws and regulations. NCIS and our partners are committed to thoroughly investigating entities that would undermine the integrity of the Department of... MORE

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Joint Child Exploitation Operation Leads to Arrests of 10, including 4 Undocumented Foreign Nationals
March 28, 2025 — "Large-scale, proactive child exploitation chat operations such as these directly support Department of Defense priorities to protect Navy and Marine Corps communities from the threat of harm posed by child predators." -Special Agent in Charge Emily Schmid of the NCIS Norfolk Field Office Norfolk, Va. – The... MORE

Special Agents from the NCIS Norfolk Field Office participate in a proactive child exploitation operation March 20-22 in the Hampton Roads area.

A Legacy of Service to his Country
March 24, 2025 — At Nearly 100 Years Old, Former Sailor and NIS Special Agent Roy Mosteller Reflects on his Navy Career Roy Mosteller was just a lad in high school when he decided he wanted to join the Navy. Being born and raised in Long Beach, California, he felt the Navy was the only choice for him.It was the early years of World War II. He remembers flipping... MORE