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Civilians: Annual performance ratings due by April 30

It’s time to close out civilians’ performance year and prepare for the next one.


The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

As in so many American conflicts, Coast Guard units and personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) performed several missions including escort duty, force protection, maritime interdiction operations (MIO), and aids-to-navigation (ATON) work


E4s and E5s apply now for Diver school

If you have a calling to be a Coast Guard diver (DV), your time is now.


Lessons from an unconventional leader

What can a 63-year-old Italian soccer coach teach us about leadership? A lot more than you might think


The Long Blue Line: OCS and female trailblazers in the Coast Guard’s officer corps, 1973-2010

I’m very, very aware of the extremely qualified women with tremendous potential right behind me.


U.S. Border Patrol Catches Smuggler and 11 Noncitizens Partnership with Ohio State Highway Patrol leads to Arrest

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Detroit Sector arrested a Mexican citizen in conjunction with an alien smuggling case over the weekend.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol assisted in a human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Cotulla Station apprehended halted a failed human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck in Cotulla, Texas.


Selection of Anthony “Scott” Good as Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz announced, the selection of El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Anthony “Scott” Good, as the new El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent. CPA Good will assume his duties this week.


CBP Officers Seize Over $660K in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $660,000 in street value.


CBP hosts Forced Labor Technical Expo and launches trade statistics dashboard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) kicked off the Forced Labor Technical Expo Tuesday and launched an interactive dashboard focused on forced labor enforcement statistics under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).


RGV Agents Apprehend Gang Members Over the Weekend

Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three gang members, including one with an extensive criminal record.


CBP Phone Scam Continues to Target Citizens Callers seek information to bypass financial protocols

Telephone scammers are targeting residents nationwide to gain personal information that would bypass financial security protocols.


Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Massachusetts Man on Multiple Felony Attempted Murder, Assault, and Firearms Charges

The last thing anyone expects after returning from a vacation is to be arrested on very serious criminal charges, but that’s what happened to a Dorchester, Mass., man at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday.


Progreso CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Port Pest in Pineapple Shipment

Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso Port of Entry intercepted a “First in Port” pest, a tortoise beetle found with a pineapple shipment.


Dulles CBP Officers Arrest Two Accused of Felony Sex Offenses Fleeing Dulles Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men today on felony sex offenses at Washington Dulles International Airport.


CBP at JFK Returns Cultural Artifacts to Ukraine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) International Mail Facility, with the help from officers at the National Targeting Center, Antiquities Unit seized a stone axe head and three metal swords on September 2, 2022.


CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million in Marijuana at World Trade Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized marijuana that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value.


Human smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents recovered a stolen weapon at the Highway 83 checkpoint

Laredo Sector Border Patrol recovered a stolen weapon at the Highway 83 Checkpoint.


Construction Begins on CBP, GSA and Anzalduas International Bridge Board Partnership to Improve Commercial Infrastructure at the Anzalduas Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Anzalduas International Bridge Board (AIBB) began construction this week on a donated project that will improve commercial infrastructure at the Anzalduas Land Port of Entry (LPOE).