It wasn't just the Michigan State Police and local law enforcement getting to intermingle with the Secret Service last week when President Barack Obama came to town. U.S. Customs Border Protection was brought in to the area from Sault Ste. Marie to help with Air Force One's fueling, among other security.
Excerpt: Customs and Border Protection officers from the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan participated in a presidential security detail in Marquette, Michigan on February 10, 2011.
The detail was coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the U.S. Air Force's Presidential Advance Team and included on-site security of Air Force One and its fuel.
A contingent of eight CBP OFO managers and officers from the port of Sault Ste. Marie traveled over 300 miles to conduct tarmac/hangar security and to perform roving patrols during the President's visit to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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