Marana Rotary gets US Border Patrol Update
Chief Richard A. Barlow - Pres. Don - Branch Chief Steven Passement - Agent Jason Rhienfrank 
Chief Barlow was born in San Diego, Ca. He and his wife, Anita, have two sons.,
Richard A. Barlow is the Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) of the United States Border Patrol in Tucson Sector. As CPA of Tucson Sector, he is responsible for enforcement along 262 linear miles of border from the Yuma, Arizona county line to the Arizona/New Mexico state line. Approximately 4,200 agents are assigned to eight stations that are broken down into three operational corridors. These eight stations are located in Ajo, Casa Grande, Douglas, Naco, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, and Willcox. With increased infrastructure, officer corps numbers and force multiplier technologies, Tucson Sector continues to lead the nation in both drug seizures and apprehensions.
CPA Barlow entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol on September 23, 1985. His first duty assignment as a Border Patrol agent was at the Imperial Beach Station of the San Diego Sector.
In December 2009, CPA Barlow served as Acting CPA for the San Diego Sector until he was selected as the DCPA for the Tucson Sector in September of 2010. He was selected as the CPA for the Tucson Sector in November 2011.
As his career progressed, CPA Barlow successfully completed the selection process for the San Diego Sector Regional Emergency and Crisis Team and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit in 1987 and 1992, respectively.
In 1995, CPA Barlow was promoted to the position of Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in the Physical Techniques Division at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Glynco, Georgia. Three years later, he returned to his roots at San Diego Sector, as a Field Operations Supervisor at the El Cajon Station.
Bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge from previous special teams and units, CPA Barlow was selected to serve as Deputy Commander of the San Diego Sector Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Team from 1998 to 2001. He subsequently held the position of Commander of the Sector Response Team (SRT) for the San Diego Sector from 2001 to 2003.
After commanding the SRT, CPA Barlow went on to serve as the Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC) of the Campo Border Patrol Station from October 2003 to August 2007. As the PAIC, he fostered and maintained key partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement stakeholders.
In August 2007, CPA Barlow was named Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) for the San Diego Sector. In this capacity, he advanced the implementation of a comprehensive border enforcement strategy and established strategic goals using intelligence-driven, risk-based operational planning to meet the challenges of an ever-changing operational environment.