arrested 26,187 drivers for OVI in 2006, and cited 133,650 drivers for aggressive driving. Organization Superintendent – Colonel Assistant Superintendent – Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Superintendent – Lieutenant Colonel Administrative Staff Public Affairs Unit Office of Personnel – Major Administrative Investigations Unit Employee Evaluation & Development Employee Relations Staffing Services Professional Standards Section Recruitment Regional Training Training Academy Office of Strategic Services – Major The Hub Communication Center Dispatch Operations Criminal Intel Unit Finance and Logistics Information Technology – LEADS Technology and Communication Services Office of Special Operations – Major Investigations Ohio Investigative Unit Crime Lab Criminal Patrol Office of Field Operations – Major Aviation Capitol Operations Crash Reconstruction Executive Protection Unit Government Affairs Licensing and Commercial Standards Special Response Team Office of Planning and Analysis – Major Administrative Audits Auxiliary Central Records Crime Laboratory Historical Preservation Unit Ohio Traffic Safety Office Photographic Services Policy Development/Accreditation Risk Management Unit Special Events Unit Statistical Analysis Traffic Safety/FARS Ranks Staffing Troopers The Patrol has a strength of approximately 1,600 Troopers and Enforcement Agents. Support staff The OSHP maintains nearly 1,000 support personnel, including load limit inspectors, motor vehicle inspectors, motor carrier enforcement inspectors, dispatchers, electronics technicians, and civilian specialists.. Auxiliary The Patrol also maintains an all-volunteer Auxiliary which was created during World War II to supplement staffing lost to the war effort. Police officers The OSHP also maintains a force of State of Ohio Police Officers mostly located in the Columbus, Ohio area, who provide security police services to the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds as well as perform security police functions at special events on state property. State of Ohio Police Officers provide general police services and enforces appropriate laws, rules, regulations, and procedures at selected state facilities. Officers assist in the apprehension and arrest of criminal violators, conduct investigations of suspicious persons and incidents, and assist the public whenever needed. Preliminary qualifications include: United States citizen, Valid driver's license, 21 years of age or older, High school diploma or G.E.D., and OPOTA Certification. History The Ohio State Highway Patrol was founded in 1933 under the command of Colonel Lynn Black. Originally, the Highway Patrol used solid black cars with the Flying Wheel on the door. In 1966, white cruisers made their appearance on the Ohio Turnpike. By 1972 all Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were white, which they remained until 1982 when they moved