Did you know TSA’s Canine Training Center (CTC) also trains canines deployed by local and state law enforcement teams in our airports and mass transit locations?
The TSA CTC partners with over 100 local and state law enforcement agencies across the country, training several explosives detection canines for our partners each year. Although the specific location and number of teams assigned to each location is kept quiet for security purposes, if you’ve seen a canine team from your local or state law enforcement agency at a major sporting event, chances are that team was trained by TSA’s CTC.
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Source: U.S. Transportation Security Administration
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