CBP Air and Marine Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Air and Marine Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Air and Marine Operations
	Emblem of CBP Air and Marine Operations
	CBP racing stripe used on AMO aircraft and vessels
	Air and Marine Interdiction Agent Badges
	Flag of CBP Air and Marine Operations
Agency overview
Formed	January 17, 2006
Preceding agencies	Aviation, maritime, and investigative resources of the United States Customs Service; Aviation resources of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; Aviation resources of the United States Border Patrol;
Employees	1,843 (2011)
Annual budget	$814.5 million (2011)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Constituting instrument	Homeland Security Act of 2002;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Agency executive	Jonathan P. Miller, Executive Assistant Commissioner;
Parent agency	U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is a federal law enforcement component within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). AMO's mission is to protect the American people and nation's critical infrastructure through the coordinated use of air and marine assets to detect, interdict and prevent acts of terrorism and the unlawful movement of people, illegal drugs, and other contraband toward or across the borders of the United States. Air and Marine Operations Agents and Officers are endowed with the authority to enforce Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality) and Title 19 (Customs) of the United States Code in addition to the general law enforcement powers bestowed upon federal law enforcement agents.^[3]^[4]

This specialized law enforcement capability allows AMO to make significant contributions to the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to those of other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies. AMO is uniquely positioned to provide direct air and maritime support to multiple agencies and to ensure the success of border protection and law enforcement operations between ports of entry, within the maritime domain and within the nation's interior. To accomplish its mission, AMO employs over 1,200 Federal Agents and Officers at 70 locations, operating more than 260 aircraft of 26 different types, and approximately 300 maritime vessels. It is one of the major operational components within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with the Office of Field Operations (OFO) and United States Border Patrol (USBP).^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference U.S. RESPONSE TO SPECIAL INTEREST ALIENS, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Border security. Opportunities Exist to Ensure More Effective Use of DHS's Air and Marine Assets" (PDF). United States Government Accountability Office. March 2012.
^ "U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Security". Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2006.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[U.S._RESPONSE_TO_SPECIAL_INTEREST_ALIENS,_A_COLLABORATIVE_EFFORT-1] Cite error: The named reference U.S. RESPONSE TO SPECIAL INTEREST ALIENS, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GAO-12-518-2] "Border security. Opportunities Exist to Ensure More Effective Use of DHS's Air and Marine Assets" (PDF). United States Government Accountability Office. March 2012.

[3] "U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Security". Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2006.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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