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K9 Calendar Features Airport Bomb Dog Named For Ridgewood, NJ Woman Who Died In 9/11 Attack K9 Calendar Features Airport Bomb Dog Named For Ridgewood, NJ Woman Who Died In 9/11 Attack
K9 Calendar Features Airport Bomb Dog Named For Ridgewood, NJ Woman Who Died In 9/11 Attack A bomb dog named for a Bergen County woman who was among those slain at the World Trade Center in the 9/11 terror attacks is featured in the new 2024 monthly calendar produced by the federal Transportation Security Administration. Gina-Gina is a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois who works with her handler, Julie Guevara, at LaGuardia Airport. She was named after Gina Sztejnberg, 52, of Ridgewood, who worked as a database architect consultant for Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. on the 96th floor of the North Tower. Guevara has a special connection to that fateful day. She was among the New York F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport
TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport A new bomb-detection system is expected to speed up baggage check-ins at Trenton-Mercer Airport. The Transportation Security Administration has installed new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanners to improve explosives detection, the TSA said in a press statement. Two new advanced technology computed tomography (CT) scanners that provide 3-D imaging have been installed at Trenton-Mercer Airport, providing critical explosives detection capabilities for screening carry-on items, TSA said. The three-dimensional image can be viewed and rotated 360 degrees on three axes for thorough visual i…

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by Jon Craig
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K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers The names of three fallen Port Authority police officers live on in a trio of two-year-old German Shepherds who became the latest additions to the PAPD. Cirri, Vinny and Penny will assist in searching for explosives at the agency’s facilities as part of the Port Authority’s counter-terrorism efforts, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The three K9 teams went through 14 weeks of explosives detection training and now join the PAPD K9 Unit, which protects the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. “These K9 teams will perform their…

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by Jerry DeMarco