page_title: CBP Air and Marine Operations
section_title: AgustaWestland AW-139
hierarchical_section_title: CBP Air and Marine Operations / Aviation resources / Rotary wing / AgustaWestland AW-139
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection AgustaWestland AW-139.
context_page_description: Air and Marine Operations is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security. AMO is the world's largest civilian aviation and maritime law enforcement organization. Its mission is to protect the American people and nation's critical infrastructure through the coordinated use of air and marine assets to detect, interdict and prevent acts of terrorism and the unlawful movement of people, illegal drugs, and other contraband toward or across the borders of the United States. Air and Marine Operations Agents and Officers are endowed with the authority to enforce Title 8 and Title 19 of the United States Code in addition to the general law enforcement powers bestowed upon federal law enforcement agents.
  This specialized law enforcement capability allows AMO to make significant contributions to the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to those of other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.
context_section_description: AW-139 helicopters are medium-range, all-weather, tactical apprehension aircraft used by CBP's Air and Marine Operations to protect the American public from threats of terrorism and drug smuggling, and to enforce airspace security over critical venues.
  AMO's AW-139s, which usually fly with a crew of three (pilot, copilot, and crewmember), are large, powerful helicopters, which can carry all the equipment and personnel necessary for law enforcement operations without sacrificing range and speed. In addition, they are well suited to the all-weather hazardous environments in which AMO routinely operates.
caption: AgustaWestland AW-139.