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Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) this week by recognizing members of the workforce who have been with TSA for 20 years and looking back at the earliest days of TSA and two decades of evolution.
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TSA stops third gun within four days at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a third gun within a four-day span from Friday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 17.A loaded .40 caliber handgun was spotted in a Canonsburg, Pa., man’s backpack at a security checkpoint yesterday, Monday, Oct. 17.
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Guide dogs explore TSA checkpoint, and other areas of the BWI Airport terminal
Future guide dogs had an opportunity to explore the Baltimore/Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport terminal including practice going through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint last night so that they would be more familiar with the experience of traversing through an airport when they do need to catch a flight.
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TSA catches loaded firearm during security screening at Yeager Airport
A Fayette County, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Yeager Airport caught a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag on Monday, October 17.
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Dangerous Trend Continues As Passengers Bring Guns to TSA Checkpoints And Fail to Properly Pack Them in Checked Baggage
Passengers across the state of Alabama continue to bring guns to the Transportation Security Administration’s security checkpoints.
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TSA issues new cybersecurity requirements for passenger and freight railroad carriers
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a new cybersecurity security directive regulating designated passenger and freight railroad carriers.
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Police arrest man after TSA officers at Norfolk Airport catch him with loaded gun
Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Texas resident from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Sunday, Oct. 16.TSA officers stopped the man when his carry-on bag triggered an alarm in the security checkpoint X-ray unit.
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Two men arrested after TSA stops them with loaded handguns at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh, Pa., man on Friday, Oct. 14, and another loaded gun on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the carry-on bag of Colorado man at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint.
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Mission Support Excellence in Customer Service Award Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the Mission Support winners of the inaugural Excellence in Customer Service Awards. These Coast Guard units, teams, and individuals assigned within Mission Support provided superior customer service to the Operational Community in calendar year 2021.
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The Long Blue Line: Captured in Wartime—Vietcong Flag from Vietnam
Nothing captures the attention of a servicemember better than stories of courage in battle as told by those who witnessed it. However, when the veterans of a conflict are no longer with us to describe those events, few artifacts engender these stories better than an enemy’s flag captured in wartime.
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Coast Guard to compete in Veterans Day gaming competition
Are you a gamer? Coast Guard Gaming (CGG) is fielding a team at the Veterans Day Valorant Invitational gaming competition.
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CBP Port of Champlain Employees Donate More than Seven Tons of Food during Feds Feed Families Campaign
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees at the Champlain Port of Entry participated in the annual Feds Feed Families campaign and donated 14,410 pounds of food to the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity (JCEO) in Plattsburgh, New York.
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CBP Releases September 2022 Monthly Operational Update
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for September 2022, which can be viewed online here.
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22 Migrants Discovered Abandoned in Utility Trailer
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents apprehend 37 migrants from two failed smuggling attempts and a stash house.
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CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in Cocaine at Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges intercepted $1,097,900 in alleged cocaine in two separate incidents
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Weekly Recap-Gang Members and Sex Offenders Apprehended by RGV Agents
This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested nine gang members, three sex offenders (one is also a gang member), and two migrants with warrants.
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CBP Commits to 30x30 Initiative
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today its commitment to the 30x30 Initiative, a coalition of law enforcement leaders, researchers and professional organizations who have joined together to advance the representation and experiences of women in all ranks of policing across the United States.
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Officer Reunited with Baby He Delivered, then Rescued at Border
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer working at the San Ysidro Port of Entry was recently reunited with the baby girl he delivered then performed life saving measures leading to her taking her first breaths.
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CBP Officers Seize $227K in Unreported Currency from Africa-and Asia-bound Travelers at Dulles Airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $227,000 from travelers departing Washington Dulles International Airport to Africa during the last 30 days for violating U.S. currency reporting laws.
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Dulles CBP Intercepts Nigeria-bound Marijuana in Passenger Baggage
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana in a Nigeria-bound passenger’s checked baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.
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