(AGENPARL) – lun 28 novembre 2022 PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2022
TSA releases its 2023 explosives detection canine calendar
Eebbers, now retired, is an 11-year-old explosives detection canine who worked at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He was named in memory of 19-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. James Ebbers who passed away on Oct. 14, 2002, in Djibouti, Africa, while assigned to the 551st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
TSA uses canines as part of its multi-layered security operations nationwide. These highly skilled dogs are trained to detect the scent of explosives or explosive materials and are paired with handlers who use the working canine’s keen sense of smell when on duty throughout the nation’s transportation system.
Each canine recruit spends 16 weeks in training at the TSA Canine Training Center, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. The canines meet their handlers, socialize to adapt to busy transportation environments, and learn their craft of detecting a variety of explosive odors before reporting to their duty stations. TSA trains about 300 canines each year.
The 2023 TSA Canine Calendar features photos and fun facts about each of this year’s 13 canine winners who were selected from dozens of entries submitted by TSA canine teams from across the country. This year’s canine selections came from the following airports in order of appearance in the calendar:
– Dusan: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
– Rossi: Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
– Tom-Magnum: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
– Shadow-Shaw: John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
– Djole: LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
– Loki: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
– Szonja: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU)
– EEbbers: Minneapolis?Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
– Egyes-Abel: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
– Messi: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
– Ava: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
– Tex-Teepe: San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
– Teo: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
Transportation Security Administration was created to strengthen the security of the nation’s transportation systems and ensure the freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA uses a risk-based strategy and works closely with transportation, law enforcement and intelligence communities to set the standard for excellence in transportation security.
—————————————————————