TSA adds security lanes to military service members
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First on FOX: Transportation Security Management (TSA) announced changes to the airport security process that will begin to take effect at select airports on Tuesday, including new security lanes for active service members and TSA Precheck discounts for uniformed service communities.
Additional security lanes are implemented airport It is located near military facilities, including San Antonio, Texas. Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta; Austin, Texas. Colorado Springs, Colorado. El Paso, Texas. Fayetteville, North Carolina. Nashville, Tennessee; San Diego, California; and Seattle.
TSA Agent wore patches on uniforms at Miami International Airport in Florida on December 17, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
According to the Department of Defense, there are approximately 1.13 million active service members. March Report.
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Goldstar’s families will be exempt from TSA Precheck registration fees for those who lose their family in their duties. Exemptions include PreCheck, Clear, Idemia and Telos through providers. Additionally, active Department of Defense (DOD) service members will earn $25 from their TSA pre-check fees.
Active Services male and female and private DOD staff are already eligible for free TSA Precheck.
TSA agents will verify passenger identities at checkpoints at Miami International Airport on May 7, 2025. (Miami Herald/Tribune News Service by Pedro Portal/Getty Images)
“From this Independence Day, TSA reaffirms its commitment to facilitating travel for the military community through the TSA Precheck program. It will freely provide the GoldStar family, discount it for active spouses, and create quick lanes for unified service members.”
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“We strive to honor those who serve and their families next to us by expanding access, relaxing registrations and partnering with TSA Precheck’s registered providers and industry partners.”
Ha Nguyen McNeill plays the TSA administrator on May 20, 2025, during the House Budget Subcommittee on Homeland Security Hearing in Washington, D.C. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg)
The “Honor, Travel With Susase” initiative, “Serve With Honor,” will be officially announced in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of what is expected to be extremely busy during the July 4th travel weekend.
TSA works under Ministry of Homeland Securitywas founded in 2001 by President George W. Bush after the terrorist attacks on September 11th.
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