A Day in the Life of a TSA Agent
A photo of Paine Field Airport with some festive decorations (4:40 AM PST on December 5th, 2022) (Nara Mapp).
A small lounging area available to the public in Paine Field Airport (4:45 AM PST, December 5th, 2022) (Nara Mapp).
Meanwhile, aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) de-ice a frozen Alaska Boeing plane with a high-pressured glycol spray (9:06 AM PST, December 5th, 2022) (Nara Mapp).
While private-screening a passenger, and scanning their pet carrier through an X-Ray machine, TSA Agent Beatriz Mapp photographed this cat with thumbs (11:16 AM PST, December 5th, 2022) (Nara Mapp).
Beatriz Mapp instructs an older passenger about going through the walk-through metal detector (Nara Mapp).
Beatriz Mapp looks through the woman’s bag for dangerous items (knives, guns) through an X-Ray machine (December 5th, 11:17 AM) (Nara Mapp).
During the carry-on bag scanning, a firearm was discovered (located in the bottom right corner) on December 5th, 2022 (Nara Mapp).
TSA, also known as Transportation Security Administration, was established in 2001 after the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 to prevent any and all future attacks. The slideshow will show the daily routine and experiences of Beatriz Mapp, my mother, who has been working as a TSA agent for nearly four years (all photo credits go to her!).
* Some parts of her routine will not be shown due to private security purposes.
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