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    Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue

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    The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was created in 1998 to respond to injuries among Border Patrol agents and migrant deaths. BORSTAR agents undergo a physically and mentally demanding training course to learn search and rescue techniques, tactical medicine, and how to work as a cohesive unit. Upon completion, BORSTAR agents receive advanced specialized training to conduct emergency response operations, from FEMA missions to national security events. As the only national law enforcement search and rescue entity, BORSTAR provides tactical medical and search and rescue training to government agencies both domestically and abroad.

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    The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was created in 1998 to respond to injuries among Border Patrol agents and migrant deaths. BORSTAR agents undergo a physically and mentally demanding training course to learn search and rescue techniques, tactical medicine, and how to work as a cohesive unit. Upon completion, BORSTAR agents receive advanced specialized training to conduct emergency response operations, from FEMA missions to national security events. As the only national law enforcement search and rescue entity, BORSTAR provides tactical medical and search and rescue training to government agencies both domestically and abroad.

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    The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was created in 1998 to respond to injuries among Border Patrol agents and migrant deaths. BORSTAR agents undergo a physically and mentally demanding training course to learn search and rescue techniques, tactical medicine, and how to work as a cohesive unit. Upon completion, BORSTAR agents receive advanced specialized training to conduct emergency response operations, from FEMA missions to national security events. As the only national law enforcement search and rescue entity, BORSTAR provides tactical medical and search and rescue training to government agencies both domestically and abroad.

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    Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue

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    The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was created in 1998 to respond to injuries among Border Patrol agents and migrant deaths. BORSTAR agents undergo a physically and mentally demanding training course to learn search and rescue techniques, tactical medicine, and how to work as a cohesive unit. Upon completion, BORSTAR agents receive advanced specialized training to conduct emergency response operations, from FEMA missions to national security events. As the only national law enforcement search and rescue entity, BORSTAR provides tactical medical and search and rescue training to government agencies both domestically and abroad.

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    Border Patrol Search, Trauma,

    and Rescue (BORSTAR)


     
     
     
     
     

    The BORSTAR STC is a physically and mentally demanding


    The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue
    course in which candidates are evaluated in various search and
    (BORSTAR) Unit was created in 1998 in response to the
    rescue techniques, tactical medicine, technical rescue, land
    growing number of injuries to Border Patrol agents and
    navigation, communication, swift-water rescue, air operations,
    migrant deaths along our nation’s borders. BORSTAR is
    and the ability to work in a cohesive unit.
    located at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Special Operations
    Group (SOG) Headquarters in El Paso, Texas.
    Upon completion of the BORSTAR STC, BORSTAR agents
    receive additional advanced specialized training in emergency
    BORSTAR provides specialized law enforcement, search medical; tactical medicine; technical rope rescue; paramedic;
    and rescue response from conventional to high-risk austere medic; load planner; helicopter rope suspension
    Border Patrol Operations, Federal Emergency training; rescue watercraft/boat operator; cold-weather
    Management Agency (FEMA) mission assignments, operations; personnel recovery; small unit tactics; tactical
    national search and rescue operations, national special combat casualty care; operations management and planning;
    security events and specialized training support directed and advanced dive, swift-water, and technical rope rescue
    by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for both operations.
    domestic and foreign government agencies.  
     
    BORSTAR is the only national law enforcement search
    and rescue entity with the capability to conduct tactical
    medical, search and rescue training for Federal, state,
    local and international government agencies. Since the
    inception of BORSTAR in 1998, the unit has evolved
    and enhanced its capabilities to better fulfill the
    missions of DHS, Customs and Border Protection
    (CBP) and U.S. Border Patrol, both domestically and
    abroad.

    On a national level, BORSTAR is strategically located to


    rapidly deploy along the Southwest Border, Northern
    Border, Coastal Regions, and throughout the United
    States. As part of Sector Special Operations Detachments,
    BORSTAR supports the 2012–2016 Border Patrol
    Strategic Plan by conducting intelligence-driven
    operations to target transnational criminal organizations,
    high-risk areas, and cross-border criminal activity.

    BORSTAR is comprised of experienced Border Patrol


    agents selected from all U.S. Border Patrol sectors to
    attend and successfully complete the BORSTAR
    Selection and Training Course (STC).
    BORSTAR Agents conducting swift‐water rescue training. 
      BORSTAR Operators receive swift‐water training.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    For more information, visit the CBP.gov
      Web site or contact the
    Office of Public Affairs at 202-344-1770 03/14

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