BORTAC stands for Border Patrol Tactical Unit, and BORSTAR stands for Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue. Both of these ...

An Air and Marine Operations UH-60 crew prepares to land and pick up Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR) agents after a search and rescue for an injured hiker in Arizona in October ...

An Air and Marine operations helicopter crew, and, agents from the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) unit responded to the emergency. CBP agents assisted the hiker.

“BORSTAR agents are trained to conduct field trauma medicine in extreme conditions. This is the type of rescue our agents are trained to conduct.” U.S. Border Patrol agents on the ground and ...

Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector has a new leader ... and patrol agent in charge of the National BORSTAR Unit. Before joining the agency, Muñoz served for eight years in the U.S. Army as a combat medic ...

Outgoing Baja California Secretary of Public Safety said a few days ago the attack of presumed Cartel members on hikers in ...

"Every single border patrol agent is a first responder, of course we have our BORSTAR team in place and these men and women are equipped with special training and equipment to make those high ...