By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A new Customs and Border Protection command center is under construction at March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley, Calif.
Federal officials celebrated the new construction Wednesday during a groundbreaking ceremony, Patch.com reports.
The Air and Marine Operations Center is expected to cost $11 million and be built over the next 12 months. The center will replace an adjacent facility that was built in 1988 and lacks space.
Patch wrote:
The AMOC serves as the coordination hub for interdiction missions off the California coast as well as airborne interdiction missions along the U.S.- Mexico border, according to the CBP.
Personnel monitor air and sea traffic on a 24-hour basis. The new building will house the latest data processing, telecommunications and satellite-based tracking hardware available, according to the agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
In addition to coordinating helicopter and fixed-wing intercepts, the AMOC also handles unmanned aerial vehicle deployments, according to the CBP’s website.
