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Blogger Bob
Hi, I'm Bob, and I started with the TSA in September 2002. I worked at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) for 5 years and am currently residing at TSA headquarters. I started as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO), and have since been promoted to a Management Analyst with the Office of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs.

In my nearly 6 years with TSA, I've also worked as an Operations Watch Officer, Instructor, Training Coordinator, Behavior Detection Officer, and I served as the Vice Chairman on TSA's first National Advisory Council - a group representing TSA's frontline workforce in discussions with TSA leadership on security and workplace issues.

I live in Northern Virginia with my wife, two daughters, and a 100 pound German shepherd named Clarence.

Prior to the TSA I was a singer songwriter and traveled the world with my band. Songwriting is now one of my hobbies along with record collecting, ugly ties and photography. My favorite type of music is psychedelic garage rock music from the 1960s.

Lynn
I’m Lynn, and I joined TSA on September 11, 2006. It’s somewhat coincidental because on September 11, 2001, I was nine months pregnant, headed to work in DC and heard about the first plane hitting the WTC as I was driving past the Pentagon. By the time I got to my office, the Pentagon had been hit. The image of dazed people crossing the highway and the smoke pouring out of the Pentagon as I drove home is still fresh in my mind. After my son was born, I spent the next five years as a full-time mom and got hooked on blogging. I also honed my skills in traveling with small children.

At TSA, I manage information sharing efforts, work on Web 2.0 initiatives, collect data and stats, and provide incident management support. I’m an information junkie, participate regularly on various message boards and travel sites, and I’m a huge fan of the Darwin Awards and the DC City Paper’s News of the Weird, which makes me want to post regularly on the wacky things we see at TSA on a regular basis.

Nico
I'm Nico and I have been with the TSA since just about the beginning, January 3, 2002 to be exact, 35 days after Congress created the agency. I currently manage public affairs for the agency in the Pacific region which includes California, Arizona and Hawaii, though I have served as the primary media POC for as many as 16 states at one time or another.

I came to the TSA after serving 10 active years in the Navy and am now a Navy Reserve officer with over 17 years in uniform. My wife served in the Navy for 10 years, my brother continues to serve, another brother served and my kids can't wait to serve. A Navy family some would say.

On September 11, I was scheduled to attend a meeting in the Pentagon, in the same corridor where the plane hit, though I avoided the meeting because I was watching television coverage of the World Trade Center. On that day it became clear that the world my children would grow up in is a significantly different world than the one we knew. Securing our homeland is certainly a passion for me.

Commenters/Bloggers

Tim
I'm Tim, and I have been with TSA since mid 2007. Currently, I am a Transportation Security Officer working at Sacramento International Airport (SMF). Prior to TSA, I was a Non-Commissioned Officer in the US Army doing imagery intelligence (IMINT) for several years. Public service has been a great honor for me, and I will continue to do the best I can to help and support this great country of ours.

I go to school full-time, and I am working on finishing my Bachelors of Science(BS) in computer science. In my spare time, I am a family man first, in the process of starting a small business, do hobbyist programming, and play the occasional video game from time to time.

West
Hi, my name is West, and I started with TSA in February of 2005. I work at GSO (Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC) and truly enjoy working at my airport. I was hired on as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) and have since been promoted to Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO). I have worked as an On the Job Training (OJT) Monitor, and have been training new TSO’s since my first year with TSA.

I live in Greensboro, NC with my significantly better half Charlene, Jacob and Esau (the two cats that actually own the house), and Montana and Darwin (the dogs that are a pair of walking comedy reels).

Prior to working with the TSA, I put in 8 years with the US Army as a Military Police Officer. I also put in 8 years as a Silversmith Apprentice and am now a Journeyman Silversmith. My hobbies include sitting on a pier/boat with a fishing pole and being able to fix broken metal things.