CBP Is Looking for Fixed and Rotary Wing Pilots

The US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) organization is looking for Air Interdiction Agents.

AIAs are credentialed law enforcement officers who pilot airplanes, helicopters, and unmanned aircraft. They detect, track, and intercept people, aircraft, vessels, and contraband at and beyond our border and within the nation’s interior. AMO agents have a broad range of authorities that enable them to transcend land, air, and sea domains and jurisdictions, providing continuity to enforcement efforts. They are authorized to carry firearms, obtain and serve search warrants, subpoena and summons, conduct investigations, and make arrests for any offense committed in their presence and make felony arrests without warrant.

According to CBP, AMO offers AIAs (pilots) a stable career, a competitive salary (new 35% Special Salary Rate has been approved, see below for additional information), federal health benefits, and law enforcement 6(c) retirement coverage. AIA (pilot) positions for new-hires are available in Sierra Vista, AZ; Yuma AZ; El Paso TX; Laredo, TX; San Angelo, TX; and Aguadilla, PR (25% recruitment incentive for PR, Caribbean Air and Marine Branch).

This position is currently open as a direct-hire announcement, enabling applicants to bypass the traditional online hiring process.

FMI: https://www.cbp.gov/careers/aia-app-proc