The United States Customs and Border Protection ( USCBP ) is a division of the United States Department of Homeland Security . The Customs and Border Guard Service combines the functions of a number of other agencies and institutions, such as the Customs Service, the Immigration Service, the Animal and Plant Health Control Service and the Border Guard. [1] [2] Headquartered in Washington [3]
| US Customs and Border Service | |
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| (USCBP) | |
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| general information | |
| A country | |
| Jurisdiction | Federal |
| date of creation | |
| Previous Office | |
| Leads activities | US Department of Homeland Security |
| Parent agency | |
| Headquarters | Washington |
| Number of employees | 62,450+ (2016) |
| Annual budget | $ 13.56 billion (2016) |
| commissioner | Mark Morgan (acting) |
| deputy commissioner | Robert Perez |
| Site | cbp.gov |
Structure
- Commissioner
- Deputy Commissioner
- Air and Maritime Operations Division
- Field operations
- U.S. Border Patrol
- Trade Department
- Corporate Client Relations Department
- Purchase department
- Finance Department
- Human Resources Department
- Training and Development Department
- Information Technology Department
- Operations Support Department
- Intelligence department
- International Affairs Office
- Department of General Counsel
- Congressional Administration
- Department of Interstate Public Relations
- Department of work with classified information
- Domestic Crime Investigation Unit
- Office of Public Relations
- Trade Relations Office [4]
- Deputy Commissioner
Transport
Aircraft
Aircraft P-3 AEW, on the task of the customs service
Helicopter CBP UH-60 Blackhawk in flight
MQ-9 Guardian reconnaissance after Hurricane Ike
| Title [5] | Country of origin | Type of | Specialization | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime patrol | |||||
| Bombardier DHC-8 | Canada | surveillance and transportation | equipped with marine radar | ||
| Observant | |||||
| Cessna 210 | USA | observation | 206 | ||
| Cessna c-550 | USA | interceptor / patrol | III / IIIB | ||
| Super king air | USA | surveillance / patrol | 350ER / 200 | ||
| Lockheed p-3 | USA | interceptor / patrol | P-3 (LRT) | equipped with radar APG-66V | |
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | surveillance / transport | PC-12NG | equipped with electro-optical / infrared sensors | |
| AWACS | |||||
| Lockheed p-3 | USA | early warning control | P-3AEW & C | modified with a rotating radar dome AN / APS-145 | |
| Helicopters | |||||
| Bell uh-1 | USA | universal | UH-1H / Huey II | ||
| Sikorsky S-76 | USA | surveillance / counter-terrorism | |||
| Sikorsky UH-60 | USA | transport | |||
| Eurocopter AS350 | France | observation | |||
| Eurocopter EC120 | France | observation | |||
| UAV | |||||
| General Atomics MQ-9 | USA | observation | security | ||
Water Transport
| Title | A country | Type of | Varinat | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback airboat | USA | river | open cab | |
| SAFE Full Cabin | USA | river | closed cabin | equipped with marine surface radar |
| SAFE Full Cabin | USA | interceptor | closed cabin | |
| SAFE Full Cabin | USA | interceptor | closed cabin | equipped with electro-optical / infrared sensors |
| Midnight express | USA | interceptor | open cab | |
| Interim seahunter | USA | interceptor | open cab | |
| Invincible | USA | interceptor | open cab | |
| Intrepid | USA | nautical | open cab | shallow and coastal patrols |
Weapons
The main weapon of the officers is the H&K P2000 [6] LEM pistol (modification for law enforcement agencies) .40 S&W caliber. Also in service is a Remington Model 870 shotgun, modified for service tasks, to perform special tasks of the M4 Carbine (M4A1) , various modifications.
Notes
- ↑ “ About CBP ” US Customs and Border Protection. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ↑ " News " Homeland Security. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ↑ “ CBP Headquarters ” US Customs and Border Protection. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ↑ Leadership / Organization . CBP.gov . US Customs and Border Protection (January 20, 2017). Date of appeal April 10, 2018.
- ↑ CBP Aircraft and Marine Vessels . cbp.gov. Date of appeal April 10, 2018.
- ↑ HK P-2000 .40 Defends the Homeland . Tactical Life (January 24, 2008). Date of appeal April 10, 2018.