SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 13 tons of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million. Tuesday, November 19, 2024 in San Diego. The offload is a result of eleven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and Leer másCoast Guard offloaded more than 13 tons of cocaine in San Diego[…]
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[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold Leer más2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) and an embarked HITRON aircrew returned to home following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. July 27, 2024. During the deployment, USCGC Forward patrolled within the Coast Guard 7th District’s area of responsibility in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. Crew members Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Forward and HITRON aircrew returns home[…]
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[…]
LAREDO, Texas — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew rescue a migrant in distress approximately 25 miles northeast of Laredo, Texas. Monday, April 1, 2024. On Monday, a Laredo Air Branch AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew responded to Laredo Sector Border Patrol Dispatch reports of four lost migrants in the area Leer másCBP AMO AS350 helicopter aircrew rescue migrant near Laredo[…]
MIAMI – Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated value of $7.5 million at the Mayaguana Airport in The Bahamas. Tuesday, March 25, 2024. Operation Bahamas Turks and Leer másCoast Guard and partners seized 391 kg of cocaine in Bahamas[…]
