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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 1st, 2013

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense TSA Helping Wounded Warriors. Employing its risk-based screening model, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its expedited aviation checkpoint screening program to included severely injured members of the United States Armed Forces. Beginning last Wednesday, the agency began offering the screening services to the nation’s Wounded Warriors and traveling companions “in recognition of the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform,” says John Halinski, TSA’s deputy administrator.…

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