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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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.

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.

After searching the area and with the help of an Air and Marine Operations A-Star helicopter, CBP says San Clemente-based agents encountered 16 people, who were found to be illegally in the U.S.

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 Mission Bay, about 5 miles north of downtown San ...