Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published an outline of key objectives to continuously improve security and safeguard the nation’s transportation systems. TSA Administrator David Pekoske presented his new objectives…

BANGOR, Maine –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Bangor International Airport stopped a woman from bringing her .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets onto a flight on Saturday, June 20. They detected the gun in her…

OMAHA, Neb. – A Hamilton County, Neb., man was stopped at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Eppley Airfield on Wednesday, June 17, when TSA officers detected a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets, including one in…

CHARLOTTE, NC – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a gun at a checkpoint and four guns improperly packed in unlocked checked luggage this week at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. A 30-year-old male brought a S…

PHILADELPHIA – A Berks County, Pa., man was stopped at a Philadelphia International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint on Tuesday, June 16, when TSA officers detected a .357 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag along with…

INDIANAPOLIS – TTirado, an explosive detection canine at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is retiring after an impressive eight-year career with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Handler Keith Gray celebrated his partner’s…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Monday, June 15, when they detected a semi-automatic 9 mm handgun with a folding 16-inch barrel in his carry…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Jackson County, W. Va., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Saturday, June 13, when they detected a 9 mm handgun in her carry-on bag. It was not loaded. TSA…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 8 a.m., an unloaded Colt .32 caliber revolver was detected in a…

ORLANDO -- TSA officers stopped 12 guns in the past nine days at multiple airports across Florida. The guns were intercepted at security checkpoints in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Panama City, Destin-Ft. Walton…

PHILADELPHIA – A 17-year-old New Jersey resident was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber, in his…

QUEENS, N.Y.—Nobody wants to see others suffer from hunger. Longtime Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lead officer Vince Reardon decided that he was going to volunteer his spare time during the pandemic to help feed the homeless in New…

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A Merrimack County, New Hampshire, man was caught with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Sunday, June 7. The gun was spotted by a Transportation…

TSA officers at airports in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville and Pensacola stopped guns that passengers had brought to the security checkpoints – six of them in six days. As passenger volumes have increased, so have the guns. Every one of…

LATROBE, Pa. – A local man was arrested by police on Sunday, June 7, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport detected a 9 mm handgun in his carry-on bag. The gun was unloaded, however it was…

JUNEAU, Alaska - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Juneau International Airport (JNU) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of male traveler ticketed for travel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Hanover County, Virginia, man was cited by police at Richmond International Airport on Sunday, May 31, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer spotted a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one…

WASHINGTON – The number of passengers flying is down dramatically due to the pandemic, but Transportation Security Administration officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) remain alert and vigilant and this morning they detected a…

BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boise Airport (BOI) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of female traveler ticketed for travel to Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday morning…

SEATTLE - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have discovered two loaded firearms during the routine screening of carry-on luggage this week. On Wednesday afternoon, TSA officers…

DULLES, Va. – A man was cited by the police after he was caught with a .40 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Sunday, May 24, after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted…

( Español | Simplified Chinese ) WASHINGTON – With the…

PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport continue to remain vigilant during the COVID-19 pandemic and stopped an Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, woman from bringing a handgun on an…

MINNEAPOLIS – When employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) saw an opportunity to help local airport employees who were feeling the economic impact of reductions in air…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration today released its framework to thwart insider threats in the transportation sector. The TSA Insider Threat Roadmap…