Air Interdiction Agent; Pilot

Job Description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the world's largest civilian law enforcement organisation and the sole organisation responsible for securing the nation's borders from terrorism, human and drug smuggling, illegal migration and agricultural pests, while facilitating the flow of legitimate travel and trade.

Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has 74 locations, including branches and units, National Air Security Operations Centers and the Air and Marine Operations Center, and on a typical day conducts 212 enforcement hours at and beyond the border and within the nation's interior.

Air Interdiction Agent (Pilot: dual rated, or airplane, or rotorcraft). Applications are being accepted.

As an Air Interdiction Agent (AIA) you become a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession, strengthening the Department's and its partners' ability to perform their homeland security functions.

• Conduct air patrols, surveillance and pursuit activities related to the interdiction of smuggled contraband carried by land vehicles, aircraft or vessels
• Monitor behaviour patterns and activities of suspect persons, vehicles or vessels believed to be engaged in illegal activities
• Collect, refine and analyse strategic and tactical intelligence
• Search persons, vessels, baggage and cargo for contraband or weapons incidental to detention or arrest
• Operate aircraft systems while performing law enforcement missions
• Perform interdiction duties including intelligence gathering, detecting, intercepting, tracking, apprehending, testifying and acting as liaison with other federal, state, local, tribal and foreign law enforcement agencies
• Develop strategies to track aircraft, vessels and people for effective, successful interdiction
• Gather and share intelligence on illegal activities or potential acts of terrorism with internal customers, the general aviation and marine communities and other law enforcement agencies

• Current FAA Commercial or ATP pilot certification with one of the following rating combinations:
  Dual rated: airplane (single-engine land or multi-engine land) with instrument rating and rotorcraft helicopter with instrument rating
• Airplane rated: airplane (single-engine land or multi-engine land) with instrument rating
• Helicopter rated: rotorcraft helicopter with instrument rating
• Or an equivalent military rating at the time of application; eligibility based on military flight experience requires official orders, forms or logbooks showing status as a rated military pilot
• An FAA Class 1, FAA Class 2 or military medical flight clearance qualifies you to start the pre-employment process; an FAA Class 2 medical is required at the time of the flight assessment, and all medicals must be dated within the last 12 months
• Pilot enter-on-duty minimum of 1,500 flight hours; up to 500 hours may be waived, reducing the minimum to 1,000 hours
• 250 pilot-in-command hours
• 75 instrument hours
• 75 night hours
• Applicants may apply at 750 flight hours, but must then obtain at least 1,000 flight hours (depending on the number of hours approved for a waiver) at their own expense before attending the three-part flight assessment
• Age: you must be referred for consideration before your 40th birthday in accordance with Public Law 100-238; the age restriction does not apply if you are a veteran preference eligible.
• Documentation required: a DD-214 member 4 or service 2 if prior military, or a VA disability letter.
• Active-duty applicants must submit a Statement of Service.
• Retired O4 and above must have a Veterans Affairs disability rating of at least 0% service connected.
• Fitness and medical standards: you must be able to meet job-related medical and…