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Within CBP there is another branch called Air and Marine whose agents are known for wearing khaki uniforms. It plays a vital role in preventing maritime smuggling events.
One event took place about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Agents from CBP’s San Diego Air and Marine unit reportedly spotted a 23-foot fishing vessel as it dropped off four individuals at Dana Landing in ...
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch on a uniform. A CBP Air and Marine Operations aircraft had a mishap on Monday near San Diego and ended with the death of an CBP air interdiction agent ...
But it wasn’t until 2006 that CBP consolidated all assets to create the Office of Air and Marine. Today, it has more than 1,200 agents, 268 aircraft, and 293 patrol and interdiction vessels.
A press release said that 100 Border Patrol agents, CBP officers, Air and Marine Operations agents had been involved in security measures leading up to and during the big game.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air Interdiction Agent who died in a helicopter crash earlier this week near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County has been identified.
The CBP’s chief medical officer tried to get his staff to order fentanyl lollipops, according to a whistleblower report, explaining that he needed to take them with him to a United Nations ...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A CBP Air and Marine helicopter helped track down an alleged 15-year-old human smuggler in Northeast El Paso today.
That did not stop CBP Air and Marine Operations from catching it. A crew in a Lockheed P-3 Orion surveillance plane spotted the 85-foot-long vessel in waters southwest of Mexico.
On Aug. 28, a UH-60 crew from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Tucson Air Branch performed two life-saving rescues in the tough Baboquivari Mountains.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents interdicted three maritime human smuggling attempts within a 24-hour period this week, according to CBP.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents interdicted three maritime human smuggling attempts within a 24-hour period this week, according to CBP.