Tag: explosives detection

TSA Names 2024’s Cutest Bomb-Sniffing Dog

By Joe Bebon, Editor Aug 29, 2024 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Sep 5, 2024

Give a big round of a-paws for Barni, an explosives detection canine at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO)! He has been named the winner of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2024 Cutest Canine Contest. The agency uses the annual contest to highlight the important role of security canines. Last week, the TSA held its […]

DHS Provides Glimpse into Security Playbook for Super Bowl LVIII

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 8, 2024 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Feb 8, 2024

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled this week to Las Vegas to review U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations for Super Bowl LVIII with state and local law enforcement and the National Football League (NFL). For the past 18 months, DHS employees worked with local officials to assess potential risks and developed plans […]

2024 TSA Canine Calendar Highlights Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

By Joe Bebon, Editor Nov 29, 2023 Safety

Updated: Nov 29, 2023

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released the 2024 TSA Canine Calendar, an annual tradition that honors the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working across the United States. The 2024 TSA Canine Calendar is available for immediate download here. TSA uses canines as part of its multilayered security operations nationwide and also trains about 300 […]