TSA

3 photos · 2018

3 photographs tagged TSA, 2018.

TSA secondary screening area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with inspection equipment and conveyor systems. — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest passenger airport by passenger traffic. The Transportation Security Administration screens checked and carry-on bags at checkpoints like this one, where officers use explosive trace detection swabs, handheld wands, and inspection tables to examine bags that need a closer look beyond the standard X-ray scan. TSA has staffed U.S. airport checkpoints since the agency was created in 2001 under the Department of Homeland Security.

TSA officers conduct secondary screening of travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport security checkpoint. — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, handling more than 100 million travelers a year. TSA officers use an X-ray scanner near the baggage carousels to inspect a bag pulled aside for closer inspection.

Travelers use green-lit Global Entry kiosks at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. — These kiosks at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport process arriving international travelers enrolled in Global Entry, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection program for pre-approved low-risk travelers. Travelers in line scan their passports at the machines before a printed receipt sends them to a CBP officer for final review.

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