Operation Nighthawk checks Airmen for drugs Published Aug. 13, 2007 By Corey Dahl 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AFB, Colo. -- Servicemembers entering Peterson early on July 30 ended up having a lot more than their ID card checked. Between midnight and 3 a.m., the Air Force Office of Special Investigations conducted Operation Night Hawk. Agents stopped every other vehicle entering the base and had any military occupants immediately submit to a urinalysis. Special Agent Emily Sharpe, with AFOSI Detachment 803, said the operation's goal was to get the word out that illegal drugs are not tolerated on Peterson. "We're not necessarily looking for people," she said. "It's mostly a deterrent to let people know that we're trying to keep the Air Force safe." Roughly 100 urinalysis tests were conducted during the operation, which was held in conjunction with a random dorm sweep performed by the 21st Space Wing's First Sergeants Council. No test results are back yet, Agent Sharpe said, but Airmen caught with illegal drugs in their system will be subject to disciplinary action handed down by their commanders. "It's just part of our mission to protect the base and keep the Air Force safe," Agent Sharpe said. "Operations like this just make people feel a little bit safer, knowing that we're out there looking for these things." The operation was also a good chance for various base agencies to work together, said Lt. Col. Thomas Allison, commander of the 21st Security Forces Squadron. Security Forces worked with OSI and the First Sergeants Council to provide drug-sniffing dog teams and additional gate support for Operation Night Hawk. "It was another chance to work with other organizations and keep those lines of communication open," Colonel Allison said. "And that's always beneficial." Comment on this story.