1. Office of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine
CBP Air and Marine
FAA UAS Tech Conference
Presented by: Michael J. Pitts Director, UAS Program Office U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of CBP Air and Marine
January 2007
Last Update: 11/22/02

2. National Strategy for Homeland Security
Homeland Security is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur.
National Capital Region
Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Homeland Security
February 2005 to Present

3. Department of Homeland Security
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
U.S. SECRET SERVICE
U.S. COAST GUARD
FEMA
TSA
USSS
USCG
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
CIS
CBP
ICE

4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Securing the Borders and Preventing Acts of Terrorism
Field Operations
Air and Marine
Border Patrol

5. CBP Air and Marine
World’s largest law enforcement air and marine force
Providing critical components of America’s homeland security
Interdicting the illegal entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, undocumented aliens, and contraband
Operating 261 aircraft of 20 different types including commercial, military and UAV systems
Operating 215 marine vessels of various types in riverine, Great Lakes and coastal environments

6. Diverse Infrastructure Securing the Border Aviation Operations
CBP Air & Marine National Training Center
CBP Air Locations
Radar Command and Control
Bellingham
Sacramento
San Diego NZY
El Centro
Yuma
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Tucson DMA
El Paso
Marfa
Uvalde
McAllen
San Antonio
Houston
Hammond
Tampa
Miami
Buffalo
Detroit
Plattsburgh
New York City
Houlton
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Jacksonville
SSB-E: Jacksonville
Pensacola
Aguadilla
CAMOC
SSB-W: Corpus Christi
San Angelo
Laredo
Del Rio
Deming
Sierra Vista
Riverside
AMOC
Spokane
Havre
Grand Forks
El Paso Training Center
Tucson TUC
San Diego SDM
UAS FOL
OKC Training Center
Great Falls
SOUTHEAST REGION
SOUTHWEST REGION
NORTHERN REGION
43 Operational locations
2 Training locations
2 Radar/Communication locations

7. Diverse Infrastructure Securing the Border Marine Operations
Tampa
Ft. Myers
Key West
Miami
Key Largo
Ft. Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Ft. Pierce
Ponce
San Juan
St. Thomas
Fajardo
Boquerón
Ramey
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulfport
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Spokane
Grand Forks
Swanton
Houlton
Laredo
Del Rio
Marfa
Yuma
Brownsville
Zapata
Detroit
Buffalo
San Diego
North Island
Imperial Beach
Niagra Falls
Rochester
Blaine/ Bellingham
St. Augustine
SOUTHEAST REGION
SOUTHWEST REGION
NORTHERN REGION
37 Operation locations
1 Training location
Coastal Sites
Riverine Sites
Great Lakes and Other Sites
Training Center

8. CBP Air and Marine Operations Center Riverside, CA
AMOC Center of Excellence
A 24-hour multi-agency coordination center for air and marine detection, monitoring, and interdiction operations

9. UAVs Introduced to Border Protection Mission in 2004
Ground Based Border Patrol Agents secure our borders and coastlines
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles introduced to augment surveillance capability overhead
Hermes flew four months with 590 flight hours and 1,678 detections
Hunter flew three months with 329 flight hours and 556 detections
UAVs complement crewed air assets and afford greater capability for ground interdiction effort

10. Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System Entered Service in 2005
Altitude: 50,000 ft. MSL max
Endurance: 30 hours on-station time
Speed: 250 KTAS
Payload capacity: 800 lbs. nose/3000 lbs. external
Lynx SAR and MX-15 EO/IR Detection and monitoring capability

11. Initial Predator B Operations Highly Successful
Operational Oct 2, 2005 through April 24, 2006
959 hours flown
2,309 arrests made
8,267 pounds of marijuana seized
4 vehicles seized

12. CBP 101 MQ-9 Lost in Human Factors Accident
CBP 101 crashed April 24, 2006
Preliminary NTSB report attributes crash to pilot error
Lessons learned documented and incorporated into flight training
Return to flight mission planning under way

13. UAS Returned to Flight October 2006
Second CBP Predator B delivered September 2006
Verification and validation and limited operational test and evaluation completed October
Enhanced configuration includes Ku-band satellite, MTS-A EO/IR, and ARC 210 and Wulfsberg radios
Returned to operational missions along Southwest border in November

14. CBP Air and Marine UAS Investments Continue to Grow
$10M recurring for unmanned aircraft systems
FY 2006 President’s Emergency Supplemental added $45M for 2 Predator Bs with Ku-band infrastructure
2007 take delivery of CBP 101’s replacement and third and fourth UAS
FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations bill provides $20M for 2 additional UAS’s

15. Strategic UAS Vision
NORTHERN REGION
Launch and recover from tactical field locations
Command and control from integrated Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC)
Provide augmented ISR capability for securing the nation’s border
Opportunity for interagency cooperation between DHS/DOD in homeland security missions
AMOC
SOUTHWEST REGION
SOUTHEAST REGION
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Provide Key Border Protection Multiplier!

16. Southwestern Border Region: Sierra Vista, AZ
Continue operations on Southwest Border
Augment crewed aircraft and ground interdiction agents
Launch and recover from Libby Army Airfield, Sierra Vista, AZ
Command and control from Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) in Riverside, CA
AMOC
SOUTHWEST REGION

17. Northern Border Region: Grand Forks, ND
NORTHERN REGION
Establish Northern Border Region UAS Operations Center (demonstration in Fall 2007)
Partnership with DoD and North Dakota Air National Guard
Focus on border security, interagency training and standardization, and homeland security-defense
Launch and recover with command and control from AMOC or line-of-site
AMOC

18. Southeastern Coastal Region: Florida
Establish Southeast Coastal Region UAS Operations Center (surge operation in Spring 2007)
Partnership with DHS and U.S. Coast Guard
Focus on maritime security and legacy missions in the transit and arrival zones
Launch and recover with command and control from AMOC or P-3 Orion
AMOC
SOUTHEAST REGION

19. CBP on the Leading Edge of UAS Exploitation
Flying proven operational system with integrated sensors and redundant command and control features
Flying at night along the nation’s borders in restricted corridors
Flown under oversight and command and control of the AMOC with support of FAA radar systems
Flying critical national security missions helping to pave the way for future UAS applications
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Provide Key Contribution to Secure Border Initiative!

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