At an unique
boot camp in the Southwest desert, the Transportation Security Administration
is making ready its newest weapons in the war on terrorism: dog teams.
The dogs are
taught to find explosives in planes, cars and luggage at airports across
America.
Thirteen teams
are in their final days of training at TSA's Explosives Detection Canine
Handler boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, where military
dogs are trained.
Six different
types of airplanes or "classrooms" are being used to train the teams to
check the cockpits, cabins and overhead storage bins for hidden explosives.
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