Employee Stories

Washington, D.C., TSA officer helps law enforcement provide life-saving CPR

May 22, 2019

While on break, a passenger came up to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) TSA officer Juliet Gillette and told her another passenger was having difficulty breathing.

First, she contacted the Metropolitan Washington Airports…

Puerto Rico officer gives man second chance at life

March 13, 2019

Thanks to the quick work of a San Juan, Puerto Rico TSA officer, an airport passenger is alive today.

Lead TSA officer Jose Aviles was in a public restroom at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU) when he suddenly heard a gasping…

Alabama officers team up to perform life-saving CPR on passenger

March 1, 2019

TSA Officer Dustin Hunsinger was working near the ticket counter at Alabama’s Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) when an elderly gentleman in line collapsed.

“I originally thought he just tripped and fell,” said Hunsinger.

When…

Furloughed TSA employee volunteers for life-saving medical evacuation

February 21, 2019

When Human Capital Military and Veteran Programs Manager Mark Escherich first heard he would be furloughed during the recent partial government shutdown, he was not too worried since he already planned to be off for the holidays.

As the…

Alabama officer rescues driver from burning truck

February 15, 2019

A driver trapped inside his pickup truck after running off a rural Alabama road may be alive today thanks to the heroic actions of Alabama’s Dothan Regional Airport TSA officer Tim Stallings.

Earlier this week, Stallings was on his way to…