While unauthorized drones can cause problems for airports – from interfering with flight paths to presenting security risks, they can have a positive impact as well. They give airlines the ability to visualize the entire aircraft, detect the presence of animals, and can report unauthorized personnel or drones. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has… Read More »
Officer Randy Wall, a TSA screener at the Tupelo Regional Airport in Tupelo, Mississippi, cares very much about family. To say family is important to Officer Wall would be a pretty big understatement. He is fiercely loyal and protective of those who matter to him-and everyone with whom he comes in contact matters to Officer… Read More »
Airport security can make an enormous impact on the lives of the American People and even travelers throughout the world. Security contributes to both actual and perceived safety of travelers and their loved ones. People depend on airport security to perform screenings that prevent dangerous materials or people from making it onto the airplane. The contribution… Read More »
It’s a given that delays occur over the holiday travel season. Higher than the normal number of flyers, unpredictable weather, travelers who are unaccustomed to flying – it all adds up to slowdowns, frustrated people and long, difficult workdays for airport security officers. What can you do to adapt, keep the lines moving and keep… Read More »
By: Salina Sanders Janet McBrayer grew up in Booneville, Mississippi, and describes herself as a “homebody” who loves her job. She has two sons, two grandsons, and a granddaughter. She worked at the Tupelo airport for six years now, and in her opinion, there’s no better place to work. When Janet applied for… Read More »
By: Salina Sanders Larry Allbee grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, and joined the Army as soon as he could. Starting out at the young age of 18, Larry served our country for twenty years. Currently, Larry has two daughters and a son, as well as four grandchildren. After he retired from the Army in… Read More »
As travel season heats up, there is no shortage of articles geared toward vacationers with advice on preparing for the airport. How to pack, what questions to expect, how to streamline their security screening process. What’s tougher to find are suggestions for airport security personnel on what they can do to improve security before the… Read More »
By: Salina Sanders A Mississippi native who grew up in College Hill, Mario O’Neal has been working security at the Tupelo Regional Airport in Mississippi for more than 17 years. He has been married to his wife for 24 years. Mario has 3 children, and his youngest daughter is currently a junior at Mississippi State… Read More »
Atlanta, GA – April 23, 2019 BOS Security, Inc. a provider of visitor access control services and guard services today announced that the Company has been awarded the contract to provide Airport Passenger & Baggage Screening Services at Roswell International Air Center (ROW) in Roswell, NM. This five-year contract will be the company’s third… Read More »
by Faust, Casey in October 2018 Roswell International Air Center Airport STSO Justin Dunbarr With his father in the army growing up, Justin Dunbarr lived at various times in Washington state, upstate New York, and even Panama until finally settling with his family in Roswell, New Mexico in the late nineties. As a child, he saw how… Read More »