KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West following a 70-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. March 16, 2025. Mohawk deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) and Operation Martillo, where crew members conducted counter-drug missions Leer másUSCGC Mohawk returns after counter-drug patrol in Pacific Ocean[…]
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week in drug interdiction with more than 36 tons, since January 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach the United States. The Coast Guard’s achievement comes as U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) deployed two U.S. Navy warships to the southern border to Leer másCoast Guard achieves major milestone in drug interdiction, border control operations[…]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely, National Guard Bureau Cannel Islands Air National Guard Station, California. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency firefighting response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames. Air Leer másNational Guard Bureau Chief thanks firefighting Guardsmen[…]
MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) offloaded nearly 50 million dollar in narcotics, more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine and 4,410 pounds of marijuana, in Port Everglades. Friday, August 22, 2024. Onboard the USCGC Escanaba were embarked a Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew and Law Leer másCoast Guard crews offloaded nearly 50 million dollars in narcotics[…]
JACKSONVILLE, FL— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) collaborated with several federal partners to test and implement new aerial resupply operations at sea with the P-3 Orion aircraft, saving approximately $16 million since March 2022. “The P-3’s responsive airlift capabilities enable deployment of time-sensitive, mission-critical supplies to our partners operating in the Leer másCBP AMO P-3 Orion conduct aerial resupply ops to Coast Guard[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 AEW crews worked with federal partners to seize 9,652 pounds (4.8 tons) of cocaine over three events October 7 – 10, denying transnational criminal organizations approximately $127 million in proceeds. On Oct. 7, a P-3 Orion aircrew responded to a report of a Leer másCBP AMO P-3 AEW and partners seize nearly 5 tons of cocaine[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 NASO aircrews worked with law enforcement partners to intercept 6 suspect vessels and stopped over 6 tons of cocaine and marijuana from entering the United States. From July 8 – 13, the crew of the P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircraft patrolled Leer másCBP AMO P-3 aircrew intercept 6 tons of drugs[…]
WASHINGTON — While conducting bilateral operations, an aircrew from CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) localized a semi-submersible with four metric tons of cocaine across open waters southwest of Mexico. Last month, a National Air Security Operations Center P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircrew detected an 85-foot Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) which Leer másCBP AMO detect a semi-submersible with cocaine SW of Mexico[…]
WASHINGTON. Thu, Jan, 19, 2023 — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations), with federal and international partners, seized more than 17 tons of cocaine and 688 kg of marijuana in international waters between November 1 and December 31, 2022, denying criminal organizations an estimated $77.3 million in proceeds. Multiple significant seizure events involving Leer másCBP-AMO and partners seize 17 tons of cocaine[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP-AMO worked with their federal and international partners to seize 11 tons of narcotics (nearly 21,000 pounds of cocaine and 1,300 pounds of marijuana) in international waters between October 1 and November 17, denying transnational criminal organizations an estimated $396 million in proceeds. CBP-AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) Leer másCBP-AMO P-3 aircrews and partners seize 11 tons of narcotics[…]