Press Releases

September 7, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Dover, Ohio, resident with a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport earlier today (September 7).   When TSA…
September 3, 2021 | Local Press Release
LATROBE, Pa. –  A Cambria County, Pennsylvania, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers when they discovered a loaded gun in her purse at the security checkpoint at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport today, Friday…
September 2, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the award of an order for a total value of $198 million to Analogic Corporation for the procurement of mid-sized Computed Tomography (CT) x-ray systems for TSA…
September 2, 2021 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Brooklyn, New York, resident was arrested after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught him with a .22 caliber handgun at one of the John F. Kennedy International Airport security checkpoints on Wednesday, September…
September 2, 2021
EATONTOWN, N.J. – Residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at the AAA office in Eatontown, New Jersey, from September 8 to 17, where officials will…
August 26, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that a 4-year-old Golden Retriever and explosives detection canine named Alona is TSA’s Cutest Canine in 2021. She works with canine handler Vanessa at Las Vegas McCarran…
August 25, 2021 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday evening, bringing the total detected at the airport to 98 this year. A loaded Ruger…
August 24, 2021 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a loaded handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Tuesday. This is the 13th firearm detected at CLE this year, and…
August 24, 2021 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented another handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Sunday. This was the 16th gun stopped at MKE in 2021, the same…
August 24, 2021 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Tuesday. The incident occurred around 6:20 a.m., and TSA officials…
August 23, 2021 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration canine handler got a new temporary partner when he teamed up with a groundhog at Washington Dulles International Airport recently. TSA Explosives Detection Canine Handler Shelby Tibbs rescued a…
August 23, 2021 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Herndon, Virginia, resident from bringing a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets onto his flight yesterday,…
August 23, 2021 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hawaii resident was stopped with a handgun at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, August 21. A TSA officer stopped the man with an…
August 23, 2021 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Florida man was arrested after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught him with a loaded handgun at one of the John F. Kennedy International Airport security checkpoints on Saturday, August 21.  TSA officials…
August 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented three handguns from going onboard airplanes at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) yesterday. The first incident occurred at 7:34 a.m., when a TSA officer spotted the…
August 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Plattsburgh International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in…
August 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented another handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Thursday. This is the third gun stopped at MKE in nine days.…
August 20, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the face mask requirement for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States, including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the-…
August 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
ROCHESTER, Minn. –Minnesota residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Rochester International Airport (RST) from Monday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Sept. 3. The temporary…
August 18, 2021 | Local Press Release
LAS VEGAS - Voting is underway in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2021 Cutest Canine contest and the public is invited to help the agency select which of its working canine is most deserving of this title.  Alona, a four-…
August 18, 2021 | Local Press Release
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to start screening passengers once again at Worcester Regional Airport (ORH). Massachusetts’ second largest airport will reopen for business on Thursday, August 19,…
August 18, 2021 | Local Press Release
DALLAS-FORT WORTH –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that voting has started in the 2021 TSA Cutest Canine Contest. This year two of the four finalists are German Shepherds and both are part of canine teams at DFW Airport.…
August 17, 2021 | Local Press Release
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) Monday. This is the third firearm detected at CAK this year, equal to the total…
August 16, 2021 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE —Transportation Security Administration officers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) stopped two handguns from being brought onboard airplanes last week. In the first incident, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, TSA officers detected…
August 16, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Pennsylvania resident with a 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport yesterday, Sunday, August 16. One of the bullets…