CBP AMO My Little Droney Patch — Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations UAS Embroidered Patch
My Little Droney — surveillance is magic.
This playful morale patch celebrates the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operators of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) division, combining the whimsical style of a beloved children's cartoon with the serious mission of border security drone operations. Based out of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and other AMO UAS facilities, these operators fly the MQ-9 Predator B (Guardian) drone on critical surveillance and reconnaissance missions along America's borders.
CBP AMO operates one of the most sophisticated UAS programs in federal law enforcement, using the MQ-9 platform to provide persistent surveillance, target detection, and real-time intelligence to agents on the ground. The drones patrol vast stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border that would be impossible to cover with manned aircraft alone, detecting smuggling operations, unauthorized border crossings, and other illegal activity from high altitude with advanced sensor suites. AMO's UAS program has been instrumental in enhancing border security effectiveness, and the operators who fly these missions do so with a combination of technical skill and the good humor reflected in morale patches like this one.
Because even drone operators need a laugh on a 12-hour shift.
Perfect For: CBP AMO UAS operators, MQ-9 Predator enthusiasts, drone warfare collectors, federal law enforcement morale patch fans, and border security personnel.
Friendship is magic — but so is persistent surveillance.