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NARRATOR: Every day, around our nation and around the world,
at every airport, seaport, and land border,
the men and women of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations
are on the front lines,
ensuring the physical and economic security
of the United States.
CBP Field Operations is one of three uniformed branches
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
As part of the Department of Homeland Security,
CBP was established in response
to the events of September 11, 2001.
We witnessed the attack on our nation and responded,
not out of fear, but with resolve
and strength and a sense of mission.
Today, that mission is to keep our nation secure,
enforce our laws,
and safeguard our global economic strength.
Every person and every product coming into the United States
is subject to laws enforced by CBP.
We enforce the laws at every land port of entry,
whether the traveler walks or rides across the border.
We enforce the laws at every seaport,
on vessels large and small,
whether the ship carries cargo or passengers.
And we enforce the laws at every airport
that receives international flights,
whether the aircraft carries
people, packages, mail, or commercial cargo.
NARRATOR: We defend our borders from terrorists,
smugglers, and traffickers and other criminals
while making sure that legitimate travel and trade are
safe, legal, and secure.
In fact, CBP Field Operations
enforces the laws and regulations
of over 40 different agencies --
laws that cover product safety, public health,
intellectual property rights, and fair trade practices.
With the extraordinary growth of global trade,
effective enforcement of these laws is vital
to our country's security and critical to our nation's
economic prosperity and global competitiveness.
CBP collects tens of billions of dollars in duties
at our ports of entry, providing a significant source of revenue
for our nation's treasury.
CBP Field Operations is a world-class
law enforcement organization with more than 20,000
highly trained law enforcement officers
and 2,400 agriculture specialists
at more than 300 ports of entry in the United States
and dozens of locations abroad.
Working alongside them are
hundreds of experienced specialists
in such diverse disciplines as intelligence,
import compliance,
communications, technology,
laboratory and scientific services,
training, and human resources.
CBP's job begins
before passengers and cargo even get here.
Our National Targeting Centers
reach out worldwide
to the points of origin, where people and goods
begin their journey to our shores.
On the passenger side, our targeting processes
include working with the private sector travel industry
and our international partners.
We use advanced technologies,
intelligence, data, biometrics,
and sophisticated assessment methods
to identify high-risk travelers prior to their departure
and while en route to the United States.
On the vast amount of international trade
moving across our border,
our multiple screening techniques
target high-risk shipments for chemical, biological,
radiological, conventional weapons, and explosives
in all modes of transportation.
We use X-ray imaging, radiation detection,
and other state-of-the-art technologies.
And the job goes on 24 hours a day,
every day of the year.
On a typical day, CBP Agricultural Specialists
seize thousands of prohibited animal and plant products
and intercept hundreds
of potentially devastating agricultural pests.
Whether it's a single apple in a carry-on bag
or 300 boxes of cut flowers in a cargo shipment,
we close the borders to pests, diseases,
and potential sources of bioterrorism.
We're on the job 24/7.
On a typical day, CBP secures the flow
of more than a million travelers.
Most are law-abiding.
We ease the entry of trusted travelers
into the U.S. using electronic passport verification
and real-time biometrics.
But some travelers are not law-abiding,
and we root them out through the use of professional judgment,
keen instincts, and the state-of-the-art technologies.
In fact, CBP apprehends more people nationwide each year
based on outstanding warrants
than any other law enforcement agency in the country.
When you see our officers in
blue, you will know that we are CBP Field Operations,
protecting you against criminals and terrorists
trying to enter our country.
When you drive or walk across the border...
When you get off your international flight
or your cruise ship... we are there.
When you shop for consumer goods,
CBP import specialists make sure that the products you buy
are not counterfeit or unsafe.
And CBP collects all the proper duties,
to help keep the engine of our economy running.
We are CBP Field Operations, and we are there.
When drug traffickers try to smuggle in
marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamines,
and other dangerous and illegal substances,
we stop them at the border.
When criminals try to take weapons
and illicit currency out of our country
to benefit drug cartels and terrorist groups,
we are there to break the cycle of violence.
When criminals and terrorists try to flee the country,
we stop them and help bring them to justice.
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When emergency situations arise, we are there
to protect our ports of entry and our borders.
We gather and analyze intelligence
to disrupt worldwide networks of terror,
connecting the dots that link these criminal enterprises.
When a disaster strikes,
we are among the first to respond,
rescuing victims and offering assistance
and comfort to those in need.
We are CBP Field Operations, and we are there.
Every day on the front line,
the highly trained men and women of CBP Field Operations
serve with professionalism and unwavering dedication.
We serve with honor
throughout the United States and around the world.
Protecting the security of our nation and our way of life.
With vigilance, integrity, and service to country.
We are Field Operations.
ALL: We are CBP.
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