[FedCom] New ICE Air and Marine Ops at Plattsburgh NY

[Jim Lawrence]

Excerpts from story in today's newspaper:

Beefed up air patrols designed to intercept terrorists, drug smugglers and
illegal aliens along the nation's vast northeastern border will be
launched from a base commissioned Friday.

The new Air and Marine Operations facility at a former Air Force base in
the northeast corner of New York is one of five that will be responsible
for tightening surveillance along the U.S.-Canadian border.

The first facility opened in August in Bellingham, Wash.  Others are
tentatively planned for near Detroit; Grand Forks, N.D. and Great Falls,
Mont.

....

Planes from the old Plattsburgh Air Force Base will patrol the largely
wooded border east to Maine, and along Lake Ontario and the western
portion of Lake Erie.

....

Two prop planes and two helicopters will be based at the new facility
along with some 40 people.

Full story at:

http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041009/NEWS/410090303/1003/NEWS02

Monitored today units Mike 105 and 1Alpha 2211 talking on 165.6875 and
165.2375 along with Sector.

Also mentioned was "Blue 3".  Anyone on the list have an up-to-date list
of freqs. for the Customs service Blues?  Is Blue 3 336.600?

All The Best,
Jim