P-3_AEW_US_Customs_and_Border_Protection_in_flight_2009.jpg
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Summary
| Description | A Lockheed P-3B Orion AEW of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service in flight. The P-3 Airborne Early Warning Detection and Monitoring aircraft are utilized primarily for long-range patrols along the entire U.S. border, and in source and transit zone countries, throughout Central and South America. The aircraft carries a crew of eight (pilot, copilot, flight engineer, and radar/sensor operators), are routinely sent on temporary duty to support the United States and foreign government initiatives to stem smuggling into the United States. |
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| Source | U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service photo [1] |
| Author | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
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Licensing
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This image or file is a work of a
United States Department of Homeland Security
employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, the image is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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