Airport Security Essay

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liz ericson Composition II 29 April 2009 Airport Security The morning on September 11th was like any other morning. People went to work, and went on about their normal routines. In our airports that day people were checking in their bags, walking through metal detectors, and sending carry-ons through the x-ray machines. The day was anything but normal when members of Al-Qaeda had planned to hijack four commercial passenger jet airliners. Since then security has been a common topic of controversy. Many changes have taken place at all airports to prevent any attacks from occurring again. I believe security is a vital piece in keeping our airports safe no matter what it takes, regardless of privacy issues, so I will review airport security procedures, introduce the different types of technology used for airport security, and explain that the technology used is crucial to our safety because all of these factors are what protects us during our travels despite what others may believe. Each day hundreds of flights depart from other countries en route to and from the United States, so security is important along with working with foreign countries to secure all transportation of airlines. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) protects its passengers by inspecting air carrier operations to the U.S, assessing the security of airports overseas, and addresses many compliances and reviews of airport security (TSA: Global Strategies). Not only does the TSA keep an eye on airline security around the globe, but they have many different layers of security in our nation’s airports. These layers are used to ensure the safety of the travelers as well as our transportation system. TSA mentions that some of the layers of U.S aviation security are Intelligence, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Checkpoint/Transportation Security

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