Press Releases
August 8, 2018 | Joint Press Release
For Immediate Release
Public Affairs
Contact: 571-227-2829
WASHINGTON – Contrary to recent media reports, TSA will not be eliminating passenger screening at any federalized U.S. airport. These media reports were based on…
August 6, 2018 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—A local resident was caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a loaded gun at a Norfolk International Airport checkpoint Saturday, August 4, marking the 15th firearm that TSA officers have caught at the airport so far…
August 6, 2018 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm early this morning at the security screening checkpoint at Des Moines International Airport (DSM). This is the 10th firearm discovered at the DSM…
August 3, 2018 | Joint Press Release
For Immediate Release
Public Affairs
Contact: 571-227-2829
WASHINGTON – TSA’s top priority is to protect the nation’s transportation system. When securing the homeland, managing operations, assessing risks, measuring security…
Temporary TSA Pre✓® application center to open for appointments inside Philadelphia Airport Terminal
PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area will be able to apply to the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Philadelphia International Airport during the week of…
August 3, 2018 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint this morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a loaded Bersa .380 caliber handgun was discovered…
August 1, 2018 | Joint Press Release
WASHINGTON – 3-D printed firearms, like standard, realistic replica and novelty firearms, may be transported in checked baggage only in accordance with federal regulations. Travelers must comply with laws concerning possession of firearms as…
August 1, 2018 | Joint Press Release
For Immediate Release
Public Affairs
Contact: 571-227-2829
WASHINGTON – There has been no decision to eliminate passenger screening at any federalized U.S. airport. TSA remains committed to its core mission to secure the Homeland…
July 30, 2018 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced its plan to test computed tomography scanners (CT), a state-of-the-art 3-D technology at select U.S. airport checkpoints. As the agency continues to raise the baseline for…
July 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
COLONIE, N.Y. – Travelers continue to show up at Upstate New York airport checkpoints with firearms and the Transportation Security Administration and the Albany County Sheriff’s Department want to remind travelers that there is a right way and a…
July 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) yesterday, July 26, when they detected a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag. The…
July 26, 2018 | Local Press Release
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) checkpoint July 26. At approximately 5 a.m., a loaded Model 9 .32 caliber handgun was…
July 26, 2018 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.
At approximately 9 a.m., a loaded Springfield Armory .40 caliber handgun was…
July 26, 2018 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on July 26 provided tips for passengers who are traveling with firearms and ammunition on a commercial aircraft.“Every day, at airports across the country, TSA officers detect firearms –…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK — A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging is being tested at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in the American Airlines Terminal at John F.…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
ALLENTOWN, Pa.– An Allentown, Pennsylvania, man was arrested by Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority Police yesterday (July 23) after a Transportation Security Administration officer at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) spotted a loaded gun…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
BISMARCK, N.D. - An officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a firearm July 24 in the carry-on baggage of a male passenger traveling from the Bismarck Airport (BIS) to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.The…
July 23, 2018 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms in separate incidents at the Charleston International Airport (CHS) security checkpoint today. At approximately 7 a.m., a loaded Bersa .380…
July 18, 2018 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and San Diego International Airport (SAN) are prepared for what is projected to be one of the busiest weeks of the 2018 summer travel season.San Diego is once again host to…
July 17, 2018 | Local Press Release
WICHITA, Kan. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms in two days at Kansas airports. The first was found at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) and the second at Manhattan Regional Airport (…
July 14, 2018 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – It turned out to be a bad Friday the 13th for a Prince George’s County man who was caught with a loaded handgun at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) yesterday, July 13, after a Transportation Security Administration officer…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped an Anne Arundel County, Maryland, man with a loaded handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints Thursday,…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – Individuals passing through New York Penn Station will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the United Airlines Ticketing Office through September 7, where…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
Corpus Christi, Tex. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) this morning at the security screening checkpoint. TSA found the .38…
July 12, 2018 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – This is shaping up to be the busiest summer travel season ever for the high volume of passengers and crew members screened at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide. With that in mind, TSA Officer Christine…
