Office of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine CBP Air and Marine Overview AIAA Homeland Security Conference Presented by: Major General Michael C. Kostelnik, USAF (Ret.) Assistant Commissioner Office of CBP Air and Marine August 2008 1
CBP Air and Marine World s largest law enforcement air and marine force 22 types of aircraft; 12 types of marine vessels Operating 270 aircraft and 180 marine vessels from 45 locations throughout the United States Leading edge deployment of UAS in the National Airspace A&M Video 2
Department of Homeland Security FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION U.S. U.S. SECRET SERVICE U.S. U.S. COAST GUARD FEMA TSA USSS USCG CITIZENSHIP AND AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES CIS CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CBP IMMIGRATION AND AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ICE 3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Securing the Borders and Preventing Acts of Terrorism Field FieldOperations Operations Border BorderPatrol Patrol Office of CBP Air and Marine 4
CBP Air and Marine Mission Statement We protect the American people and Nation s critical infrastructure through the coordinated use of integrated air and marine forces 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. 5
CBP Air and Marine Operating Locations Bellingham Spokane Montana NORTHERN REGION Houlton North Dakota Plattsburgh Buffalo San Diego AMOC: Riverside CA El Centro Yuma Tucson Sierra Vista SOUTHWEST REGION NATIONAL UAS MISSIONS Albuquerque El Paso ICE SUPPORT NATC-ELP Marfa Del Rio McAllen (Marine) Training Center Mexico Laredo McAllen NATC: OKC Houston P-3 Ops Center Corpus Christi MEXICO / SOURCE / TRANSIT ZONE New Orleans Great Lakes SOUTHEAST REGION Headquarters: Washington DC Jacksonville National Marine Center P-3 Ops Center-JAX Miami Aguadilla CAMOC National HQ - Washington DC Air and Marine Air Marine Air and Marine Training Centers Wing Commander UAS Operations Center 6
CBP Air and Marine Operations Center Riverside, CA AMOC DHS Center of Excellence 24-hour multi-agency operations center Fused air picture System capacity of 450 sensor feeds Multiple law enforcement data bases and communications networks Detects, sorts, and monitors suspect air and marine tracks of interest Future strategic command and control for UAS operations 7
Southwest Border Region San Diego AMOC: Riverside CA El Centro Yuma Tucson Sierra Vista SOUTHWEST REGION El Paso Albuquerque NATC-ELP Marfa Del Rio Houston Laredo McAllen (Marine) Training Center McAllen National HQ - Washington DC Air and Marine Air Marine Air and Marine Training Centers SW Border Ops HQ UAS Operations Center 2000 miles of border 22 Air and Marine locations 129 aircraft and 72 vessels Illegal immigration and drug trafficking Contraband transported by vehicles, pack animals and humans 8
Northern Border Region Bellingham Spokane Montana NORTHERN REGION Houlton North Dakota Plattsburgh Buffalo National HQ - Washington DC Air and Marine Air Marine Air and Marine Training Centers Northern Border Ops HQ UAS Operations Center Great Lakes Headquarters: Washington DC Longest unprotected border in the world: 4000 miles Illegal immigration and drug trafficking 12 Air and Marine locations 35 aircraft and 60 marine vessels Threats include air, marine and ground 5 air wings opened since 2003 9
Southeastern Coastal Region New Orleans Jacksonville National Marine Center SOUTHEAST REGION Miami National HQ - Washington DC Air and Marine Air Marine Air and Marine Training Centers SE Border Ops HQ UAS Operations Center Aguadilla CAMOC More than 2,000 miles of coastline 27 Air and Marine locations 51 aircraft and 46 marine vessels Illegal immigration and drug trafficking 10
Mexico/Source/Transit Zone Interdicting Drugs and Drug Traffickers Support to Mexican Law Enforcement: Operation Halcon Support to Joint Inter- Agency Task Force South (JIATF-S) SAN DIEGO TUCSON Corpus Christi Jacksonville Miami Operations support Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) CBP Personnel MEXICO CITY Semi-submersibles 11
UAS Operational Deployment Key Component of SBI Strategy NORTHWEST NORTHERN BORDER Grand Forks, ND GREAT LAKES 1 Predator B aircraft 2 Ground Control Station (GCS) AGILE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL EVENTS AMOC: Riverside, CA 1 GCS Sierra Vista, AZ 3 Predator B aircraft 3 GCS CARIBBEAN Eastern Pacific Two additional Predator B s B s to be delivered in FY 2008 Funding for additional aircraft in FY 2009 for maritime prototype 12
Interior Enforcement: ICE Support Bellingham Spokane Montana Houlton North Dakota Plattsburgh Buffalo San Diego AMOC: Riverside CA El Centro Yuma Tucson Sierra Vista El Paso Albuquerque NATC-ELP Marfa McAllen (Marine) Training Center ICE SUPPORT Del Rio Laredo McAllen NATC: OKC Houston P-3 Ops Center Corpus Christi New Orleans Great Lakes Headquarters: Washington DC Jacksonville National Marine Center P-3 Ops Center-JAX Miami Aguadilla Mexico CAMOC National HQ - Washington DC Air and Marine Air Marine Air and Marine Training Centers Wing Commander UAS Operations Center Provide law enforcement support from existing A&M branches Support includes Surveillance of persons, places and things for enhanced situational awareness and increased officer safety; Tactical insertion of warrant teams FY 2007 included 3,757 flight hours and 2,016 float hours 13
Predator B: Key Enabler for Homeland Security Mission! Proven flight systems High performance aircraft and multi-spectral systems Predator family of aircraft flown by 30+ hours flight time the USAF for more than 10 years MTS B Electro Optical/Infrared Radar and 350,000 hours Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Predator B has more than 1500 hours in border security role Laser illuminator Large payload capacity for variety of sensors Baseline candidate for Maritime Variant Worldwide Command and Control Capability Through Satellite Infrastructure 14
Sierra Vista Operations Today Libby Army Airfield, Sierra Vista, AZ A&M hub for testing, training and initial Arizona Border operations ons Current COA for 944 miles of US/Mexican border Providing integrated air support for border security missions Mobile ISR capability for Secure Border Initiative 944 MILE COA FUTURE DEPLOYMENTS TO FOLLOW UAS Video 15
2008 Joint Maritime UAS Demonstration Sierra Vista, AZ Command and Control TYNDALL AFB Launch and Recovery Joint maritime ACTD March 17-28, 2008 Partnership with USCG, FAA and USAF Basis for joint maritime ORD Predator B maritime variant Joint UAS Requirement s s Summit in July Joint CBP USCG program office being established to develop maritime Predator B variant W-470B W-174 W-465 16
FY 2007 Mission Hours 77,212 Flight Hours 16,525 Float Hours 17
FY 2007 Enforcement Results 1,248 Narcotics Smugglers Arrested 308,780 lbs. Marijuana Seized A&M Video w SFX.wmv 152,856 Aliens Arrested 259,050 lbs. Cocaine Seized 18
A&M on the Leading Edge of Homeland Security Proven military and commercial systems with integrated law enforcement sensors Operating 24/7 along the nation s s borders Integrated command and control with innovative Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) Providing critical National Security resources for Homeland s anti-terrorism terrorism mission Air and Marine Operations Providing Key Contribution to Secure Borders Initiative! 19
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