3. AIR FORCE

5. CUSTOMS BRIEF

6. REFERENCES DOD Reg 4500.9-R (DTR Part V)
USCENTCOM REG , MILITARY CUSTOMS INSPECTION (Revision)
TM NO. 31, CONTINGENCY RETROGRADE WASHDOWNS
CENTCOM GENERAL ORDER 1-B
CENTCOM PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED ITEM CHECK LIST
TSA CHECKLIST

7. Task & Purpose
TASK: Train CBCAs to support the Customs Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) mission while expediting the return of individuals and unit equipment to CONUS.
PURPOSE: To Provide Customs Pre-Clearance for DOD Cargo,
Rolling Stock, Personnel and Personal Belongings.
EFFECTIVE MAY 2009 ALL CBCA TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING PRE DEPLOYMENT PHASE.
SINCE OCT 2009 USCENTCOM/CBP/USDA HAVE TRAINED ALMOST 2000 PRE DEPLOYING SERVICE PERSONNEL AS CBCA’S

8. Customs Border Clearance Agent (CBCA) Certification:
Trained and Certified by CBP and USDA
Attend 2 day class instructed by Senior CBP and USDA personnel
Customs Border Clearance Agent Duties:
Inspect accompanied baggage
Issue a DD Form 1854 or CF 6059B (Individual Declaration Forms)
Inspect Unit Equipment (Rolling stock, Pallets, MILVAN’s, Etc.)
Complete DD Form 1253 or DD 2855 / Attach Customs Seals
Validate USDA Standards of cleanliness are met for redeploying equipment

9. Interagency Coordination
Customs Border Protection
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Treasury (IRS)
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FBI
DEA

10. CENTCOM CUSTOMS AOR Al Aqaba, Jordan As of : FEB 10 MANAS Uzbekistan
BALAD
AL ASAD
BAGRAM
KAF
CFLCC
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pakistan
UQ*
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Al Aqaba,
Jordan
Qatar
OIF:
Al Asad: 400/600 pax daily, direct redeploy to CONUS
UM Qassr (UQ): Cargo Port operations, intra and inter theater operations. Nor Certified, Door to Door throughput
Balad: 200 daily pax capacity. Intra Theater to Kuwait LSA
OEF:
MANAS: Theater Gateway/direct redeploy to CONUS
BAGRAM: intra theater: redeploy to intermediate site to CONUS
KAF: intra theater/redeploy to intermediate site
CARGO: CBCA inspections at FOBS prior to redeploy
Djibouti
As of : FEB 10

11. DEFINITIONS EXAMINATION:
The process of scrutinizing and/or physically opening personal property, baggage, parcel mail, cartons, containers, and other DOD cargo as required to ascertain the contents, its cleanliness, and compatibility. This includes the disassembly of the articles required to ascertain the contents thereof. The mere presence of a Customs Territory Border authorizes a search. Search warrants are not required.
INSPECTION:
The detailed observation of personnel, personal property, items, letters and parcel mail, and other DOD cargo, noting their markings and other outer physical characteristics. Personnel observations include questioning and screening for potential customs violations.

12. VEHICLES
All vehicles must pass an agriculture examination before movement.
Vehicles will have no soil, sand, vegetable matter, or insect/animal parts.
Grease is NOT considered soil/dirt.
Units will remove all equipment from vehicles and open all compartments IAW CBCA instructions prior to the examination being conducted.
If items are unable to be properly cleaned overseas, they will be held at the
first U.S. port of entry until properly cleaned.
Once the vehicle finishes in the wash site and is examined, a
DD Form 2855 is affixed to the vehicle and signed by an CBCA.
The vehicle is then placed in a guarded sterile area under the control of
CBCA personnel (Units will assist by providing guard personnel when
requested by the CBCA).
If the DD Form 2855 is removed, or if sterility is compromised at any time,
the vehicle must be re‑examined and a new form affixed. 

13. PRECLEARANCE CUSTOMS SITE
: UNINSPECTED
: SUBJECT TO
REJECTION
: MUST REMAIN
STERILE AND
FREE FROM
COMPROMISE
EQUIPMENT
WASH SITE
INSPECTION
LOAD
EQUIPMENT
ON VEHICLES
FINAL
RINSE
VEHICLE
WASH SITE
VEHICLE
INSPECTION
UPLOAD
AIRCRAFT
LOADING
LANE
STERILE
AREA

14. PRECLEARANCE CUSTOMS SITE (PAX)
: UNINSPECTED
: SUBJECT TO
REJECTION
: MUST REMAIN
STERILE AND
FREE FROM
COMPROMISE
START
HISTORICAL
ARTIFACTS
COLLECTION
POINT
PAX
COLLECTION/
BRIEFING
POINT
AMNESTY
ROOM
POINT OF NO RETURN
CUSTOMS/
AGRICULTURAL
INSPECTION
UPLOAD
AIRCRAFT
LOADING
LANE
STERILE
AREA

15. PRECLEARANCE OF VEHICLES,
MILVANS, CONEXES
AND DOD CARGO
NO MIXING OF GOVERNMENT AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
ACQUIRED IN THE OVERSEAS AREA IS AUTHORIZED IN
ANY CONTAINER. INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED IN
SUPPORT OF COOPERATIVE RESPONSE MAY BE PLACED IN
UNIT CONTAINERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE UNIT
COMMANDER.
Once the container is in the sterile area, tampering or opening the
container is forbidden. If the seal is broken on a container,
re-examination is required as is a new 2855.
Additional instructions and guidance can be found in the
Commander’s Handbook for Customs Operations and
copies should be distributed to supporting Military/Security
Police personnel performing CBCA duties.

16. Hand Grenade in Checked Baggage
The next few slides depict that the threat in our AOR is a real.
Grenades in checked baggage aboard aircraft are not a good mix. Any cargo departing the AOR can contain a threat.
We need everyone’s cooperation to reduce this threat!

17. Hand Grenade in Checked Baggage
Same incident.

18. AOR Soil Transiting EUCOM June 2007
Soil contamination from Al Udeid transiting Germany this month.

19. AOR Soil Transiting EUCOM June 2007
More recent soil contamination from Al Udeid.
EUCOM notifies DOD Executive Agent of all occurrences. USTRANSCOM notifies CBP and USDA of flight’s destination and itinerary.
We need to reduce soil contamination from the AOR to CONUS and OCONUS locations. The picture indicates plastic on the floor of the aircraft to contain soil, but the solution would be to clean prior to loading on aircraft. But more importantly, it says we know the cargo is dirty and we’re taking it anyway.

20. Smuggled Weapons into Qatar May 2007
M3A1 “Grease Gun” intercepted by Qatari Customs at Al Udeid. Point of origin was Afghanistan.

21. Smuggled Weapons into Qatar May 2007
Thompson machine gun lower receiver smuggled from Afghanistan and intercepted in Qatar by Qatari Customs.

23. Monthly Inspections PAX – 50,000 Baggage – 140,000
TEU’s/MILVAN’s – 3900
Pallets – 1300
Rolling Stock – 35,000
Amnesty – 35,000 items

24. CENTCOM POC’S LTC Richard Vargus, Customs Program Manager
Comm:
DSN:
NIPR:
SIPR:
CPO Ed Croissant, Deputy Customs Program Manager
NIPR:
SIPR:

25. Questions