Press Releases

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have now caught 23 guns at the airport’s checkpoints, surpassing the total caught during all 12 months of 2018…

ROANOKE, Va. – A Florida resident was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint on Sunday, September 8.…

BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms in the carry-on luggage of two travelers departing two Idaho airports earlier this week. Both firearms were detected during the routine…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked another record-breaking summer travel season, screening more than a quarter of a billion travelers, the busiest in TSA history. With the summer travel season spanning from the…

HARTFORD —  Do you have a star on your Connecticut driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later. Connecticut residents who…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – An officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at San Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on bag of a male traveler ticketed for travel to Los Angeles International…

ALCOA, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 7:15 a.m., a loaded Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun was detected in a passenger’s…

WICHITA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded Kansas residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a commercial flight at all US airports or to gain access…

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) yesterday, September 3, when they detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the…

LAS VEGAS – Today, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) unveiled the Innovation Checkpoint, a collaborative effort between TSA’s Innovation Task Force and the…

SCRANTON, Pa. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will participate in a “Wings for All” event at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) this month to …

BOSTON – A Dublin, New Hampshire man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers on Monday, September 2, with a loaded firearm in his carry-on bag at Boston Logan International Airport.The TSA officer detected the loaded 9…

AVOCA, Pa. – A Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration officer when a .45 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets was spotted in the man’s carry-on bag at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport…

LATROBE, Pa. – Residents of Western Pennsylvania will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside Arnold Palmer Regional Airport from September 23 to 27, where officials will…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration today announced the selection of a chair and vice chair for the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC). Thomas Farmer, Assistant Vice President for Security for the…

LINTHICUM, Md. – It only took eight months for Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to catch as many guns at checkpoints this year as were caught during all 12 months…

PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the Philadelphia area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside Philadelphia International Airport from September 23 to 27, where officials…

DULLES, Va. — It has been the busiest summer travel season in years including some record-setting days in terms of the number of travelers passing…

PITTSBURGH – A Cambria County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) security checkpoint yesterday, August 27, with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Powhatan, Virginia, man was issued a summons by police at Richmond International Airport on Monday, August 26, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.A TSA…

SCRANTON, Pa. — It is important to avoid packing prohibited items in baggage when flying if travelers expect a smooth security checkpoint experience. The Transportation Security Administration has tools that travelers who are flying out of Wilkes-…

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 5:45 a.m., a loaded Kimber 9mm handgun was detected in a…

HUNTINGTON, WV – A Snohomish County, Washington, man was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) on Saturday, August 24, with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets, marking the seventh gun…

PHOENIX –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that Alfie, a four-year-old yellow lab and explosive detection K9 who works at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), was voted the winner of TSA’s “cutest K9”…

PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Saturday, August 24, with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets.It marked the…