Official CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) shoulder patch.
Air, sea, and unmanned — AMO holds the line above and below the border.
Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is a federal law enforcement component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection — the largest aviation and maritime law enforcement organization in the world, providing detection, interdiction, and apprehension support across the U.S. land borders, coastal approaches, and the high seas. AMO's roots trace back through the U.S. Customs Service's air smuggling interdiction missions of the 1960s and 70s, and the unit was consolidated under CBP when DHS was formed on March 1, 2003. Today AMO operates a fleet that includes the P-3 AEW and P-3 LRT Orions for long-range maritime patrol and counter-narcotics, the MQ-9 Predator B / Guardian unmanned aircraft system flying the Southwest border and Caribbean, the AS-350 A-Star and UH-60 Black Hawk for tactical interdiction, the Pilatus PC-12 Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), and a fleet of high-performance Coastal Interceptor Vessels (CIVs) and SAFE Boats. In Fiscal Year 2023 alone, AMO accumulated nearly 100,000 flight hours and 43,000 float hours; supported over 1,000 arrests and 90,000 alien apprehensions; seized or disrupted 256,883 pounds of cocaine, 2,049 pounds of fentanyl, 4,050 pounds of methamphetamine, 2,200 weapons, and $15.3 million in cash; logged over 57,000 detections by the unmanned aircraft fleet; and rescued 272 individuals. Operating across Southeast, Southwest, and Northern regions (with 30 locations in the Northern Region alone), AMO is on the front line every flight, every patrol. This patch is for every aviator, mariner, and operator who flies and floats it.
Perfect For: CBP Air and Marine Operations agents and officers, P-3 Orion / MQ-9 Predator / AS-350 A-Star / UH-60 Black Hawk / PC-12 MEA pilots and aircrew, Coastal Interceptor Vessel boat crews, AMO marine interdiction agents, Caribbean Air and Marine Branch personnel, and federal aviation/maritime law enforcement collectors.
CBP AMO — air, sea, unmanned, every approach.