Homeland Newswire Report News
TSA highlights IND’s gold-standard security model with two-week training for international delegation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are hosting high-level aviation officials from the Philippines for two weeks of training in Indianapolis, part of an international partnership aimed at improving security at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).
TSA recruiting officers to work at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking to hire women and men to work at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in preparation for the busy spring and summer travel seasons and is participating in two upcoming hiring events.
TSA officers prevent local woman from bringing a gun onto flight at Norfolk International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a local woman from bringing her loaded 9mm handgun onto her flight on Friday, March 17.
TSA officers prevent two individuals from carrying guns through checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) prevented two Pennsylvania residents from bringing their handguns through the security checkpoint on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18.
TSA to begin installation of computed tomography screening technology at JQF
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the installation of two new computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanners is on track to begin Monday at the Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF) security checkpoint.
TSA offers spring break preview and travel tips for passengers departing Portland International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates steady passenger volumes through its security checkpoints at Portland International Airport (PDX) during an extended spring break travel season
Passengers encouraged to arrive early as TSA installs new checkpoint technology at Bismarck Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Three state-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners that provide 3-D imaging will soon be installed at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Bismarck Airport (BIS).
British Nationals Sentenced for Interference with Flight Crew, Assault during Flight Diverted to BIA
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Two men from Manchester, England were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for interference with a flight crew and assault.
The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: This is the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's story about deploying to the Persian Gulf for buoy tender operations
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Coast Guard members and units, and its predecessor services, have served with distinction in every major American conflict. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), which began in 2003, proved no exception to this rule.
TSA offers tips for traveling with small pets through the security checkpoint at PDX during spring break and year round
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
With the spring break travel period upon us, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expecting to see a marked increase in the number of pets brought to the security checkpoint at Portland International Airport (PDX).
TSA recruiting Federal Air Marshals in Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals.
The Long Blue Line: The Baker Twins—Re-searching the first female Coasties - or were they?
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Who were the Baker Twins? Were they truly among the first uniformed women in the Coast Guard? Did they even serve in the military during World War I?
The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Holly Harrison—Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
As with any meaningful career, that of Holly R. Harrison reflects her hard work and devotion to duty.
Retirees, you may be entitled to more pay
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Attention retirees! You may be entitled to higher pay as a result of an expansion in the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA).
The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: “Tip of the Spear” Coast Guard Cutter Adak combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The maritime conditions of Iraq and the Persian Gulf can greatly limit how large naval vessels and warships operate. Because of this as well as the U.S. Navy’s lack of in-shore patrol craft, a large part of the Navy’s request for Coast Guard assistance in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) centered on the service’s shallow-draft patrol boats.
Could a handheld device help the Coast Guard avoid getting lost in translation?
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Coast Guard will soon start testing a portable language translator to help crews communicate with non-English speakers during rescues, patrols, and investigative missions.
How a Coast Guard storekeeper explored what’s possible with data
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
As responders scoured the Southern California coastline, monitoring the environmental impacts from the Huntington Beach oil spill in October 2021, the Coast Guard finance team back in the command post obsessed over data.
The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Combat Operations of Port Security Units during Operation Iraqi Freedom
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
In 2003’s Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Coast Guard vessels and land-based personnel brought many vital capabilities to the theater of operations, including port security units (PSUs).
Coast Guard Reserve Component Action Plan released
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Coast Guard Reserve Component has released the Reserve Component Action Plan (RCAP).
The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: PATFORSWA—largest USCG unit outside U.S. territory
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Naval operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began with the U.S. Navy in the summer of 2002.