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Events and Noteworthy Items from Around Our Agency

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August 3, 2007

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United flight 923, originally scheduled from London-Heathrow to Washington-Dulles diverted to Boston-Logan because of a disruptive passenger.Statement on United flight 923, originally scheduled from London-Heathrow to Washington-Dulles diverted to Boston-Logan because of a disruptive passenger. Read the statement

 

United flight 351 bound for San Francisco was diverted to DFW. Statement on United flight 351, originally scheduled from Atlanta to San Francisco, diverted to Dallas-Fort Worth because of a unclaimed electronic device. Read the statement

 

An E-mail from Carie Lemack, a founder of Families of September 11, offers us her support in our efforts to prevent terrorism. Read Carie's E-mail

 

Visitors to the Osh Kosh air show were offered the chance to receive security awareness training from our staff from local airports.While thousands enjoyed the world’s greatest aviation celebration in Osh Kosh, Wis., we took the opportunity to talk to visitors about our work. Read more

 

July 5 turned out to be a special day for TSA staff at T. F. Green Airport near Providence, R.I.: a rare visit from retired Lieutenant John Finn, U.S. Navy, one of our country's great war heroes. The country’s last surviving person to receive the Medal of Honor for actions at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 visited our staff at the T. F. Green Airport near Providence, R.I. Read more about John Finn’s visit

Security professionals including Federal Air Marshals, Aviation Security Inspectors and Transportation Security Officers have volunteered and deployed to key sites both in the U.S. and abroad to facilitate secure flight and screening operations. Federal Air Marshals, Aviation Security Inspectors and Transportation Security Officers volunteered to assist in the evacuation efforts of American citizens returning home from Lebanon. Learn more

Read Washington Post reporter Stephen Barr's July 20, 2006, about our career progression. Read the article

Read Washington Post reporter Stephen Barr's July 20, 2006, about job satisfaction at TSA. Read the article

During the crisis in Lebanon, our Security Officers answered the call to help Americans return home. Learn more

Marking the first anniversary of the London train bombings, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, joined by our Deputy Administrator Robert Jamison and other officials rode the Boston subway. Read more

Messages from TSA Adminstrator Kip Hawley

Read Kip Hawley's August 10, 2006 message to the public.
Read Kip Hawley's August 12, 2006 message to the public.
Read Kip Hawley's message to all TSA employees.
Read Kip Hawley's message to our security staff.
Read Kip Hawley's message to our operations center staff.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and others in Boston commemorate the anniversary of the London subway bombings.Our Deputy Director Robert Jamison joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and others in Boston to commemorate the anniversary of the London subway bombings. Read more

Read the Washington Post article by Stephen Barr about the expanded career opportunities for passenger and baggage Security Officers. A Career Track for Airport Screeners