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CBP AMO Updates and Standardizes its Aviation Fleet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) continues to add to its aviation fleet through the long-term acquisition of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter variants and H125 helicopters for units across the nation. Keep Reading
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The situation is serious enough that there has been discussion of closing down the entire terminal – more than half of the 74 new infections registered in Hong Kong on Sunday trace to one terminal at the port. Keep Reading
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The Coast Guard, along with Air and Marine Operations (AMO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) halted a migrant smuggling operation on August 12, approximately 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet. Keep Reading
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