Corpus Christi CBP supports Hurricane Dorian response efforts

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at the Air and Marine Operations (AMO), National Air Security Operations Center Corpus Christi (NASOC-CC) recently aided Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas.

From Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, NASOC-CC’s aircrews deployed to Birmingham, Ala., and Miami, Fla., standing ready as Hurricane Dorian made its way across the Bahama Islands toward the eastern seaboard of the United States.

“Air and Marine Operations aircrews have demonstrated remarkable resiliency helping those in need after recent hurricanes,” NASOC-CC Director Robert Blanchard said. “Our folks are displaying extraordinary commitment once again to provide vital services and support relief efforts after Hurricane Dorian.”

Deployed CBP crews conducted real-time aerial damage assessments of airports and facilities in the Bahama Islands, which helped prioritize rescue and recovery plans while also providing airborne radar coverage, helping to prevent midair collisions of search and rescue assets and civilian aircraft.

NASOC-CC is a division of AMO and operates the Lockheed P-3 Orion, which conducts counter-drug patrol over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. AMO is a federal law enforcement organization dedicated to serving and protecting through advanced aeronautical and maritime capabilities.