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TSA’s Transportation Intelligence Gazette on Suspicious Incidents at U.S. Airports

Myth Busters

Myth

TSA's recently leaked Transportation Intelligence Gazette (TIG) discussed specific dry runs by terrorists, contained inaccurate information and was meant to scare Americans.

Buster

TSA's Office of Intelligence publishes the Gazette for our 43,000 officers, federal air marshals and local law enforcement partners on a wide range of security-related issues. During the past six months, more than 90 TIGs have been published and distributed in an unclassified/for official use only format so that they may be shared much more widely than classified material.

The purpose of these publications is to share important information with our employees and partners on the latest potential threats, intelligence estimations and trends and situations observed in transportation systems around the nation and the world. They are an important tool in our mission to share information and provide employees on the front lines protecting our nation with the information they need to do their jobs.

The recently leaked TIG focused on several suspicious incidents in our nation's airports and was designed to be shared as a training tool, not as a specific threat bulletin. The incidents mentioned in the TIG were examples of anomalies that officers should look for while screening carry-on and checked baggage and a further example of the TSA's focus on improvised explosive devices and their components. TSA has provided guidance to its officers based upon actual incidents that occurred in airports, many of which were subsequently resolved upon further investigation.

TSA is focused singularly on protecting America's transportation systems and this TIG was meant for internal/law enforcement audiences only. It was not written or distributed to alarm anyone but to remind intended recipients to remain vigilant during this time of heightened alert in the aviation sector.