CBP AMO UH-60L helicopter crew rescue hiker near Mammoth Cave

Publicada en 4 de septiembre de 20254 de septiembre de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

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 delivers the 10th upgraded UH-60L Black Hawk to CBP AMO

Publicada en 16 de julio de 202517 de julio de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

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[…]

CBP AMO crews interdicts vessel smuggling with cocaine south Cabo Rojo

Publicada en 25 de junio de 202525 de junio de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

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[…]

CBP AMO UH-60 rescue two stranded hikers in Tucson Mountains

Publicada en 24 de marzo de 202524 de marzo de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

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[…]

CBP AMO aircrew assists a plane passenger in safe landing

Publicada en 10 de octubre de 202410 de octubre de 2024 por Admin

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[…]

CBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert

Publicada en 5 de octubre de 20247 de octubre de 2024 por Admin

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[…]

2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP

Publicada en 5 de octubre de 20245 de octubre de 2024 por Admin

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[…]

CBP Tucson Air Branch UH-60 aircrews rescue migrants in distress

Publicada en 21 de junio de 202421 de junio de 2024 por Admin

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[…]

A CBP AMO UH-60 rescue migrant in the Baboquivari Mountain

Publicada en 5 de mayo de 20245 de mayo de 2024 por Admin

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[…]

CBP AMO AS350 helicopter aircrew rescue migrant near Laredo

Publicada en 7 de abril de 20247 de abril de 2024 por Admin

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[…]