Bob Hicks, a native Texan, is a highly decorated veteran whose forty-year career spanned U.S. national security and federal law enforcement. Beginning his service as an enlisted Airman, Hicks rose to Chief Master Sergeant, with early assignments in Nuclear Weapons Maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), serving in the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War. He confronted a nuclear crisis as a young airman and transitioned into the civilian ranks of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), specializing in critical investigations.

Promoted to Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer (GS-15), Hicks served as Special Agent in Charge of OSI’s largest command, overseeing investigations of defense contractors across the U.S. West Coast. He led large-scale operations, including three years as a deep undercover agent, combating international terrorism in Germany, and recovering hundreds of millions in U.S. funds lost to major defense contractor fraud. His commitment to service and integrity culminated in his induction into the OSI Hall of Fame in 2013.

Now retired in Texas, Bob Hicks enjoys life with his wife, Janet, their four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, remaining active in the Fellowship Bible church in New Braunfels. Janet remains the center of his life 60 years after the blind date in Cincinnati. They call Cibolo, TX home, but Somerset will always be where the roots remain.