ATF Special Agent Henry Mosley
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Many are called, but few are chosen.
A cliché phrase; however, it’s very applicable when referring to an individual employed or associated with a first responders’ agency or unit.
After stepping off a plane at
Reagan
National
Airport, Henry Mosley realized he had been chosen to be an ATF agent.
Mosley’s business in DC would culminate with the acceptance of three prestigious awards from the Bureau – The Special Action Award, The Hostile Action Award, and the Medal of Valor, which are awarded to ATF agents for life-saving activities and when an agent comes under fire.
Born in
Honolulu,
Hawaii, Mosley is the son of a retired Army officer and special education teacher.
After graduating from
Prairie
View
A&M
University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Justice Studies, Mosley embarked on his law enforcement career with the Arlington (TX) Police Department, where he had been recruited while a student at PVU.
Already possessing the inherent skill of a law enforcement officer, Mosley recognized a higher calling than that of a patrol officer, applying to only one federal agency – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
In 2001, Mosley was hired and assigned to the Austin Field Office.
After a two year tenure, Mosley transferred to the Houston Field Division where he would not only begin a new challenge as an agent, but he would begin to blaze his trail toward community service and cultural/social empowerment within the NOBLE arena.
Special Agent Mosley is currently the architect for two critical programs as the Federal Liaison to the President of the
Houston chapter of NOBLE.
The first program is the Houston Weed and Seed of America Project.
Through NOBLE, Mosley has initiated efforts to obtain Federal funding to aid the Third Ward District of Houston.
Monies obtained will be used to fund programs, which will be conducted in partnership with various Federal, State agencies, along with educational and non-profit institutions.
Activities conducted under the direction of the Weed and Seed project will include
job preparation and job training;
trips to the theatre for cultural development related to the fine arts.; and visits to a Black-owned youth ranch, owned and operated by a high-ranking Federal law enforcement official stationed in
Houston, in order to learn about nature and agriculture.
A second component of the Weed and Seed project consists of addressing re-entry of ex-felons into the 3rd Ward.
SA Mosely has partnered with the Houston Police Department to assist in the allocation of resources, specifically, overtime, which will go toward the cleaning and maintenance specific drop-off points in an effort to reduce overall crime.
The second program on the horizon is the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Outreach program, which will attempt to have students majoring in Criminal Justice sent to the annual NOBLE Training Conference and Exhibition, where they will receive instruction and guidance on how to prepare an application for Federal employment, interview preparation, preparing for entrance into the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy, and maintaining a job as a Federal law enforcement officer.
Special Agent Mosley lives with his wife and two daughters in the very area he is trying to uplift and continues to strive for empowerment and socialization within the law enforcement community and is to be commended for his due diligence.
