Press Releases

February 19, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment efforts nationwide to fill over 6,000 Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions by summer 2021. “TSOs are a critical first line defense in securing our…
February 18, 2021 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE— Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) today announced that automated screening lanes (ASLs) have been installed and are in use at security checkpoint E, located…
February 18, 2021 | Local Press Release
LATROBE, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport security checkpoint yesterday, Wednesday,…
February 17, 2021 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a loaded handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Monday. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m., and TSA…
February 17, 2021 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a gun from getting through the checkpoint yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 16. It was the third gun caught at the checkpoint during just the first seven…
February 17, 2021 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO —Transportation Security Administration officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) stopped three handguns in separate and unrelated incidents from Saturday, Feb. 13 through Tuesday, Feb. 16. The details of the incidents are:…
February 16, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have caught four guns within 12 days at Pittsburgh International Airport with the latest good catch taking place yesterday, Monday, Feb. 15. The TSA team at Pittsburgh also…
February 12, 2021 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA—Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport stopped a .40 caliber handgun loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber, from getting through the checkpoint on Thursday, Feb. 11.…
February 12, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Earlier today (Feb. 12), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught the second loaded gun this week and the third in nine days at the airport’s checkpoint. On…
February 11, 2021 | Local Press Release
MEDFORD, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of Oregon’s Rogue Valley can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheckTM at the Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR). Enrollment will…
February 11, 2021 | Local Press Release
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to…
February 9, 2021 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Madison County, New York, man with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint on Monday, Feb. 8.…
February 9, 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) Monday. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m., and TSA officials…
February 8, 2021 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Arlington County, Virginia, man with a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber at a Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport security…
February 8, 2021 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a loaded handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Friday. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m., and TSA…
February 8, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint early this morning…
February 8, 2021 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at two Iowa airports as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. New shields are in place at Des Moines…
February 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Beaver County, Pennsylvania, man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber at the Pittsburgh International Airport security…
February 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Adirondack Regional Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the…
February 5, 2021
They sat in window seats – most seeing the world they protect from 35,000 feet for the first time – as they reported for duty in Tampa. The 35 K9 teams came from across the country to support the security operations of Super Bowl LV. The K9s are…
February 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – All of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) checkpoints at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have gone touchless as a result of the complete installation of automated photo…
February 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
HONOLULU - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam (GUM) has installed a new computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint. The scanner utilizes state-of-the art technology…
February 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Ogdensburg International Airport as part of the agency’s continued efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent…
February 3, 2021 | Local Press Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a loaded handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Monday. The incident occurred around 5:45 a.m., and TSA…
February 3, 2021 | Local Press Release
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Morgantown Municipal Airport as part of the agency’s continued efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the…