Executive helicopter service gets nod at Reagan Airport

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Image Caption:  Sikorsky S-76 Associated Aircraft Group has been granted access into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by the Transportation Security Administration under the DCA Access Security Program (DASSP). The company, which says it is the East Coast’s largest executive Sikorsky S-76 helicopter services provider,…

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Northern Command marks decade of service

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response October 1 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Northern Command, the first activation since the days of George Washington that saw a single commander charged with protecting the homeland. Homepage position:  10 read more View full post on Government Security…

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Northern Command marks decade of service

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response October 1 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Northern Command, the first activation since the days of George Washington that saw a single commander charged with protecting the homeland. Homepage position:  10 read more View full post on Government Security…

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Secret Service to buy four video borescopes

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  access_control_identification Image Caption:  XL Go+ VideoProbeborescope from GE The U.S. Secret Service plans to procure four XL Go+ video borescopes from GE’s Measurement and Control business unit, or an equivalent product from another supplier, which would help the agency spot defects and examine hard-to-reach spaces….

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DoD/Forest Service firefighting aircraft see record year

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  MAFFS C-130 The historic wildfire season that has scoured land throughout the west this spring and summer has also produced an historic response from the joint Defense Department/Forest Service air tankers fighting them. The Defense Department Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)-equipped…

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Secret Service may want ‘on-demand darkening’ windows for presidential limo

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Presidential limo mightsoon receive on-demanddarkening windows The Secret Service is looking for a vendor that can supply “enhanced transparent armor” for some of its automobiles — presumably including the presidential limo — which would utilize glass-plastic laminates to provide the vehicles with…

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