165:
354:
63:
400:, which resulted in the creation of TSA, the NEDCTP was transferred from the FAA to TSA and was completed by March 2003. In the following years, TSA expanded the LEO teams to other modes of transportation, such as mass transit. In January 2008, TSA began deploying their own unarmed teams where regulatory transportation security inspectors (TSIs) were paired with a canine to screen
227:
22:
479:
TSA operates 372 canine teams consisting of a
Transportation Security Specialist - Explosive Detection Canine Handler (TSS-EDCH) and a canine. Prior to 2017, the handler was classified as a Transportation Security Inspector - EDCH. The remaining 675 NEDCTP teams are made up of state and local law
404:. In 2011, TSA furthered the program by launching passenger screening canine (PSC) teams, which are explosive detection canines who besides detecting explosives in objects, can also detect explosives hidden on a person.
471:
Conventional explosive detection canines (EDC) who undergo a 10-week training course accompanied by either an assigned LEO or TSA handler. EDCs are trained to recognize explosive odors coming from baggage and
80:
35:
475:
Passenger screening canines (PSC) who undergo a 12-week training course accompanied by their TSA handler. PSCs are trained to recognize explosive odors on passengers plus odors from objects as an EDC does.
693:
393:
in the United States. The program paired airport-based law enforcement officers with conventional explosive detection canines to detect explosives in objects such as vehicles and baggage.
41:
698:
683:
703:
303:
127:
275:
99:
688:
282:
106:
579:
289:
113:
545:
358:
370:
271:
251:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
95:
413:
713:
340:
322:
208:
186:
146:
49:
613:"TSA EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE PROGRAM : Actions Needed to Analyze Data and Ensure Canine Teams Are Effectively Utilized"
386:
296:
120:
84:
248:
648:
718:
507:"EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINES : TSA Has Enhanced Its Canine Program, but Opportunities May Exist to Reduce Costs"
441:
244:
446:
260:
357:
TSA explosives detection canine "Maggie" picking up on an explosives odor coming from the traveler’s backpack (
179:
173:
708:
417:
73:
397:
190:
237:
416:
Military
Working Dog program. The canines are trained at TSA's Canine Training Center, located at
353:
456:
421:
256:
390:
252:
451:
431:
580:"From the Border to Disasters and Beyond: Critical Canine Contributions to the DHS Mission"
436:
677:
374:
62:
401:
612:
506:
385:
The program was originally started in 1972 by the TSA's predecessor, the
427:
TSA uses the following breeds of canine for explosive detection work:
461:
467:
There are two types of explosive detection canines trained by TSA:
546:"Dogs of DHS: How Canine Programs Contribute to Homeland Security"
352:
243:
Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
220:
158:
56:
15:
377:
teams to detect explosives in transportation environments.
694:
United States
Department of Homeland Security agencies
622:. Government Accountability Office. January 31, 2013
424:, also home to DOD's Military Working Dog program.
272:"National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program"
96:"National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program"
87:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
373:which uses law enforcement and TSA-run explosives
516:. Government Accountability Office. March 3, 2016
367:National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program
643:
641:
639:
637:
8:
573:
571:
569:
567:
50:Learn how and when to remove these messages
607:
605:
603:
601:
539:
537:
535:
533:
531:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
341:Learn how and when to remove this message
323:Learn how and when to remove this message
209:Learn how and when to remove this message
147:Learn how and when to remove this message
699:1972 establishments in the United States
658:. Transportation Security Administration
586:. Transportation Security Administration
552:. Transportation Security Administration
172:This article includes a list of general
489:
389:, who at the time, was responsible for
359:Washington Dulles International Airport
684:Transportation Security Administration
649:"TSA Canine Training Center Factsheet"
544:Hutchinson, Kimberly (March 3, 2016).
371:Transportation Security Administration
704:Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
7:
85:adding citations to reliable sources
689:Transportation in the United States
412:TSA sources their canines from the
178:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
369:is a program administered by the
31:This article has multiple issues.
578:Harvey, Melanie (May 18, 2017).
225:
163:
61:
20:
387:Federal Aviation Administration
72:needs additional citations for
39:or discuss these issues on the
1:
238:general notability guideline
735:
442:German Shorthaired Pointer
245:reliable secondary sources
234:The topic of this article
714:Dog training and behavior
447:German Wirehaired Pointer
236:may not meet Knowledge's
418:Lackland Air Force Base
193:more precise citations.
480:enforcement handlers.
398:September 11th attacks
362:
414:Department of Defense
356:
408:Canines and training
81:improve this article
719:Explosive detection
457:Labrador Retriever
422:San Antonio, Texas
363:
240:
391:aviation security
351:
350:
343:
333:
332:
325:
307:
235:
219:
218:
211:
157:
156:
149:
131:
54:
726:
668:
667:
665:
663:
653:
645:
632:
631:
629:
627:
617:
609:
596:
595:
593:
591:
575:
562:
561:
559:
557:
541:
526:
525:
523:
521:
511:
503:
452:Golden Retriever
432:Belgian Malinois
346:
339:
328:
321:
317:
314:
308:
306:
265:
229:
228:
221:
214:
207:
203:
200:
194:
189:this article by
180:inline citations
167:
166:
159:
152:
145:
141:
138:
132:
130:
89:
65:
57:
46:
24:
23:
16:
734:
733:
729:
728:
727:
725:
724:
723:
674:
673:
672:
671:
661:
659:
651:
647:
646:
635:
625:
623:
615:
611:
610:
599:
589:
587:
577:
576:
565:
555:
553:
543:
542:
529:
519:
517:
509:
505:
504:
491:
486:
437:German Shepherd
410:
383:
347:
336:
335:
334:
329:
318:
312:
309:
266:
264:
242:
230:
226:
215:
204:
198:
195:
185:Please help to
184:
168:
164:
153:
142:
136:
133:
90:
88:
78:
66:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
732:
730:
722:
721:
716:
711:
709:Detection dogs
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
676:
675:
670:
669:
633:
597:
563:
527:
488:
487:
485:
482:
477:
476:
473:
465:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
409:
406:
396:Following the
382:
379:
349:
348:
331:
330:
233:
231:
224:
217:
216:
171:
169:
162:
155:
154:
69:
67:
60:
55:
29:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
731:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
657:
650:
644:
642:
640:
638:
634:
621:
614:
608:
606:
604:
602:
598:
585:
581:
574:
572:
570:
568:
564:
551:
547:
540:
538:
536:
534:
532:
528:
515:
508:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
490:
483:
481:
474:
470:
469:
468:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
429:
428:
425:
423:
419:
415:
407:
405:
403:
399:
394:
392:
388:
380:
378:
376:
375:detection dog
372:
368:
360:
355:
345:
342:
327:
324:
316:
305:
302:
298:
295:
291:
288:
284:
281:
277:
274: –
273:
269:
268:Find sources:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
239:
232:
223:
222:
213:
210:
202:
192:
188:
182:
181:
175:
170:
161:
160:
151:
148:
140:
129:
126:
122:
119:
115:
112:
108:
105:
101:
98: –
97:
93:
92:Find sources:
86:
82:
76:
75:
70:This article
68:
64:
59:
58:
53:
51:
44:
43:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
660:. Retrieved
655:
624:. Retrieved
619:
588:. Retrieved
583:
554:. Retrieved
549:
518:. Retrieved
513:
478:
466:
426:
411:
395:
384:
366:
364:
337:
319:
310:
300:
293:
286:
279:
267:
205:
199:October 2017
196:
177:
143:
137:October 2017
134:
124:
117:
110:
103:
91:
79:Please help
74:verification
71:
47:
40:
34:
33:Please help
30:
662:November 2,
590:October 30,
556:October 30,
249:independent
191:introducing
678:Categories
626:30 October
520:30 October
484:References
313:March 2021
283:newspapers
257:redirected
174:references
107:newspapers
36:improve it
472:vehicles.
402:air cargo
247:that are
42:talk page
656:TSA.gov
620:GAO.gov
584:TSA.gov
550:TSA.gov
514:GAO.gov
381:History
297:scholar
261:deleted
187:improve
121:scholar
462:Vizsla
299:
292:
285:
278:
270:
253:merged
176:, but
123:
116:
109:
102:
94:
652:(PDF)
616:(PDF)
510:(PDF)
304:JSTOR
290:books
259:, or
128:JSTOR
114:books
664:2017
628:2017
592:2017
558:2017
522:2017
365:The
276:news
100:news
420:in
83:by
680::
654:.
636:^
618:.
600:^
582:.
566:^
548:.
530:^
512:.
492:^
255:,
45:.
666:.
630:.
594:.
560:.
524:.
361:.
344:)
338:(
326:)
320:(
315:)
311:(
301:·
294:·
287:·
280:·
263:.
241:.
212:)
206:(
201:)
197:(
183:.
150:)
144:(
139:)
135:(
125:·
118:·
111:·
104:·
77:.
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
