Press Releases

December 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Buffalo Niagara International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help…
December 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at LaGuardia Airport was awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Award for Pandemic Heroism. The honor, which was announced today by DHS, was awarded to the TSA security…
December 8, 2020 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, ME – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints at Portland International Jetport (PWM) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A…
December 8, 2020 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BEND, Ind. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at South Bend International Airport (SBN) is now using new technology in the security checkpoint that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their…
December 7, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON -  If you’re planning to travel by air during the holiday season, here are some steps that you can take right now to help ensure that you avoid Santa’s “Naughty” list when you get to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…
December 7, 2020 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport stopped a California man from bringing a 9mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber onto an airplane on Friday, Dec…
December 7, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – The Transportation Security Administration team at Norfolk International Airport has taken “little acts of kindness” to an entirely new level. The TSA workforce at the airport has been collecting non-perishable food since July and…
December 7, 2020 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded .380 caliber handgun with 8 bullets onto an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Saturday, Dec. 5. At approximately 1…
December 3, 2020 | Local Press Release
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The security team at Atlantic City International Airport made a huge donation to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission to include blankets, comfort care packets and 10,000 pairs of socks. One of the security officers of VMD, which…
December 3, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) detected a .380 handgun loaded with six bullets in a carry-on bag of a Tennessee man early this morning, Thursday, Dec. 3. The gun…
December 1, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported screening more than 1 million airline passengers on four individual days during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which began Friday, November 20 and ended Sunday, November…
December 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
MOLINE, Ill. —  A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provide 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Quad City International…
November 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Oklahoma resident with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, plus an additional 13 bullets in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Nov.…
November 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected and prevented two handguns from making their way in the passenger cabin of airplanes at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Sunday. In both incidents, TSA…
November 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two travelers with handguns just two days before Thanksgiving at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint on Tuesday, Nov. 24.   TSA officers…
November 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers detected a .380 caliber handgun and a magazine loaded with nine bullets among a Florida man’s belongings as they entered the security checkpoint X-ray machine at Richmond International…
November 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun with 8 bullets onto an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Wednesday. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a TSA…
November 25, 2020 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB). “The technology employs a sophisticated…
November 25, 2020 | Local Press Release
LA CROSSE, Wis.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded .22 caliber handgun and a magazine with 12 bullets onto an airplane at La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) Tuesday. At approximately 5:15 a.m…
November 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB.) “The technology employs a sophisticated algorithm…
November 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Yeager Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time. “The…
November 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR.) “The technology utilizes a sophisticated algorithm to analyze the…
November 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Florida man with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the checkpoint on Thursday, Nov…
November 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORTH CANTON, Ohio —  The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is now utilizing new state-of-the-art technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight…
November 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun with seven bullets onto an airplane at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Thursday. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a TSA…