August 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A resident of Indiana was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers detected a 9mm handgun among his carry-on items at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The…
August 11, 2022 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is prepared for a busy August. TSA officers at BOS have been screening more than 60,000 people a day and TSA anticipates those screening numbers…
August 10, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) enhanced the renewal process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) to help support critical transportation workers. Starting August 11, 2022, TSA enabled the…
August 5, 2022 | Local Press Release
HOUSTON, TX – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) hosted a swearing in ceremony to welcome the newest and youngest officer into their ranks on Tuesday, August 2, when 10-year-old Devarjave…
August 3, 2022 | Local Press Release
SAN BERNARDINO, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has federalized San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) ahead of Breeze Airways’ inaugural flight that is set to depart tomorrow.
To accommodate the launch of…
July 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
COLONIE, N.Y. – Residents of the Capital Region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Albany International Airport from August 8 to 12, where officials will host a temporary “…
July 15, 2022 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN, TX - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on July 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Austin-…
July 13, 2022 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Saturday, July 9.
During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a…
July 8, 2022 | Local Press Release
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is prepared for a busy summer travel season. TSA anticipates that daily average summer passenger volumes at MHT could match and possibly…
July 5, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – During the Independence Day holiday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 11.3 million travelers from June 30 through and including Monday, July 4. The weekend travel volume represents 93% of volume for…
June 30, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security hosted at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Headquarters today recognized more than 100 DHS employees for their outstanding contributions. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro…
June 28, 2022 | Local Press Release
JACKSON, Wyoming - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began screening travelers earlier today in a renovated security checkpoint at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC). The airport has reopened following a planned 11-week closure.
Travelers…
June 27, 2022 | Local Press Release
GYPSUM, Colorado - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that local residents can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck® at Vail Eagle County Airport (EGE) the week of June 27, 2022.
A temporary enrollment…
June 3, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Yeager Airport as well as other airports across West Virginia as travel volume picks up…
June 3, 2022 | Local Press Release
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Residents of Richmond and Chesterfield County, Va., will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at the AAA office in Midlothian from June 20 to 24, where officials will…
Culpeper man cited by police after TSA stops him from carrying a gun onto a flight at Dulles Airport
DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Culpeper, Va., man from bringing a loaded revolver onto his flight on Tuesday, May 31. The .38 caliber handgun was…
June 1, 2022 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a local man from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Tuesday, May 31. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 10 bullets.
TSA officers stopped…
May 16, 2022 | Local Press Release
ROANOKE, Va.-- A man from Bedford County, Va., was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying two loaded handguns onto his flight on Sunday, May 15, at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport…
May 10, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for a busy summer travel season with anticipated passenger volumes that will match and may occasionally exceed those of 2019 for the first time since the pandemic began.
The…
May 5, 2022 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. — An Alexandria, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers unloaded a stash of 23 prohibited items from the man’s carry-on bag at one of the security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan…
May 5, 2022 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Everyone remembers that time. The time you caught your first prohibited item. And not just any item, but a weapon. Be it a gun, hunting knife, sword or a mass of wires with some type of organic material [charge] and a 9-volt battery.
Your…
May 2, 2022 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA — Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star on their driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to board their flight or…
May 2, 2022 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Chenango County, N.Y., man with a loaded handgun at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint early this morning. The a 9mm caliber handgun…
April 29, 2022 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. — Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of the airport. BWI was the first…
April 28, 2022 | Local Press Release
LONG BEACH, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed certification on an upgraded and fully automated Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS) to screen the checked luggage of travelers departing Long Beach Airport…
