Yuma, Ariz. — CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch helicopter aircrews and Ajo Station Border Patrol agents rescue man in distress in Southern Arizona. Last Tuesday, a Yuma Air Branch EC120 helicopter aircrew conducted an aerial patrol in the Mesquite Mountain region of Southwest Arizona. The pilot located a single male who appeared to be Leer másCBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew rescue man[…]
SEATTLE — Multiple U.S. and Canadian partner agencies planned and executed four large-scale interagency, binational operations throughout the summer in Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and Strait of Juan de Fuca focused on a variety of maritime law enforcement and security missions. “Despite the challenges of protecting a vast and geographically diverse region like Leer másBinational agencies executed maritime law enforcement and security Ops[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — USCGC Northland (WMEC 904) returned to Portsmouth Monday, following an 80-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the Coast Guard 11th District and Joint Interagency Task Force South. The Coast Guard Cutter Northland’s crew patrolled the Eastern Pacific performing counter-drug operations with the support of an aviation detachment from Leer másUSCGC Northland returns after Eastern Pacific patrol, Miami drug offload[…]
WASHINGTON D.C. — CBP (Customs and Border Protection) AMO (Air and Marine Operations) National Air Security Operations Center, P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker and Airborne Early Warning crews and United States Southern Command partners conducted three counter-narcotics operations in July and August that disrupted 17,620 pounds of cocaine, denying transnational criminal organizations operating in drug source Leer másCBP P-3 Orion crews (AMO) and partners seize nearly 9 tons of cocaine[…]
MIAMI — Coast Guard and partner agencies aircrews continue support to critically injured Haitian citizens by transporting them to a higher level of care in Port au Prince due Haiti earthquake, Thursday. After several days of responding to a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti, Coast Guard aircrews returned home to Air Station Clearwater, Thursday, and Leer másCoast Guard, partner agencies continue to support Haiti[…]
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloaded approximately 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1.4 billion, Thursday, at Port Everglades. This is the largest narcotic offload in Coast Guard history. The Coast Guard’s strong international relationships, with key partners like Canada and the Netherlands, along with our specialized Leer másUSCGC James conducts largest narcotic offload in Coast Guard history[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection seized 15 million dollar in cocaine, the drug was offloaded in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew offloaded nearly $15 million in seized cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Leer másCoast Guard, Customs and Border Protection seized 15 million in cocaine[…]
KITTERY, Maine — The crew of the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) returned to Kittery on Friday after a successful 79-day counter-narcotics and smuggling patrol in the Eastern Pacific. The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew interdicted two vessels, seizing 7,300 pounds of cocaine, worth a combined total of roughly $105 million, and detained eight suspected drug smugglers. Leer másThe USCGC Tahoma returns home from 79-day counter-narcotics patrol[…]
MIAMI — El sábado, a las 8 p.m. (GMT-10), el Coast Guard suspendió la búsqueda de los 10 náufragos desaparecidos el miércoles a 16 millas al sur de Cayo Hueso. El jueves, durante una patrulla rutinaria, la tripulación del USCGC Resolute vio a varias personas flotando en el agua aproximadamente a la 1 p.m. Inmediatamente Leer másEl Coast Guard suspende la búsqueda de los 10 desaparecidos en Cayo Hueso[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to its homeport at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, after a seven week counter-narcotics patrol in the Central Caribbean on Thursday. The crew of the USCGC Legare was deployed in support of Operation Unified Resolve/Martillo under the tactical control of Joint Interagency Task Force Leer másUSCGC Legare returns home after 50 day counter-narcotics deployment[…]