[1] Givens is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

He spent the majority of his career as a special agent of the AFOSI where he conducted and supervised felony-level criminal, fraud, and counterintelligence investigations and operations.

He led the directorate in developing and implementing all Air Force-level plans and policies concerning criminal investigations and counterintelligence operations.

[2] Addressing AFOSI personnel for the first time as their commander, Givens thanked LTG Mueller for entrusting him.

[2] The change of command ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people represented by AFOSI Special Agents, DoD employees and members of the Givens' and Jacobsen families.