MIAMI – A USCG Station Miami Beach law enforcement boat crew along with CBP AMO and HSI seized approximately 1,7 tons (3,715 pounds) of cocaine, worth an estimated $28 million, from a suspected drug smuggling vessel 2 nautical miles east of Miami Beach. Tuesday. Tuesday, December 2, 2025. CBP AMO law enforcement boat crews provided Leer másUSCG, CBP, HSI seized 1,7 tons of cocaine off Miami Beach[…]
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a hiker near Mammoth Cave in the Franklin Mountains. On August 30, in the early afternoon, an AMO El Paso Air Branch UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and crew assisted El Paso County Combined Search and Rescue (COMSAR) by hoist-lifting and evacuating an injured hiker who fell from a cliff near Mammoth Cave. Leer másCBP AMO UH-60L helicopter crew rescue hiker near Mammoth Cave[…]
PEO Aviation (Program Executive Office Aviation) hosted a transfer of ownership ceremony in Meridianville, Alabama, on June 5 to deliver the tenth upgraded UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to CBP AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations). The U.S. prioritizes border protection as a critical element of national security. The Army’s UH-60 Black Leer másPEO Aviation delivers the 10th upgraded UH-60L Black Hawk to CBP AMO[…]
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) crews interdicted a vessel with 3 smugglers from the Dominican Republic and seizing 1,155 pounds (524 kilograms) of cocaine south of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Tuesday, June 24, 2025. This successful interdiction highlights the critical role maritime domain awareness plays in Leer másCBP AMO crews interdicts vessel smuggling with cocaine south Cabo Rojo[…]
TUCSON, Arizona. — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of two stranded hikers with severe dehydration (U.S. citizens) in the rugged Tucson Mountains. Thursday, March 20, 2025. The Tucson Air Branch received an urgent request from the National Park Service to assist a Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 rescue two stranded hikers in Tucson Mountains[…]
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircrew responded to an in-flight emergency, providing critical instructions to a plane passenger that enabled a safe landing in Bakersfield, California on Oct. 4, 2024. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted AMO’s Riverside Air Unit requesting assistance in Leer másCBP AMO aircrew assists a plane passenger in safe landing[…]
Yuma, Arizona. – A CBP AMO AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew from the Yuma Air Branch worked with U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector earlier this week in the rescue of a group of migrants in distress while crossing the Sonoran Desert. U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona were alerted to activity within the Cabeza Leer másCBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert[…]
MIAMI – The Coast Guard and partner agencies intedicts more than 3,3 tons in cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded more than 3,3 tons of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $96 million in Port Everglades. Monday, July 22, 2024. Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency Leer másCoast Guard interdicts over 3,3 tons of cocaine in Caribbean Sea[…]
TUCSON, Arizona.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews rescue 5 migrants trapped in rugged terrain in the Peloncillo Mountain range over the weekend. Friday rescue Friday afternoon, a Tucson Air Branch UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew responded to an air support request Douglas Station Horse Patrol Leer másCBP Tucson Air Branch UH-60 aircrews rescue migrants in distress[…]
TUCSON, Ariz.— A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a man trapped in rugged terrain in the Baboquivari Mountain region. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The Tucson Air Branch UH-60 aircrew was en route to a media event to demonstrate Search and Rescue procedures for visiting Leer másA CBP AMO UH-60 rescue migrant in the Baboquivari Mountain[…]