TSA stops troops from invading SFO Airport

KCBS News Radio Website ^ | 3/17/2005 | KCBS

[PotreroAaron]

TSA Does Not Allow Military Personnel to Get Off the Plane at SFO Source: kcbs Publication date: 2005-03-17

(KCBS) - Military personnel returning from Afghanistan did not get a warm welcome when they touched down in San Francisco. KCBS reporter Margie Shafer learned that soldiers fighting the war on terror were not allowed to disembark this week, because of security concerns.

The soldiers landed on a chartered ATA aircraft, but were forced to remain on the plane for three hours, while it refueled.

"There are some security issues involved here. They have weapons," said Ed Gomez with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). "They have weapons, and we have to secure the weapons. We have to secure the airplane. We have to communicate properly."

Generally, unloaded weapons are guarded as military personnel go into the terminal to get drinks, call home or stretch.

But a KCBS source at the airport said a TSA official told the airline that if the soldiers got off the plane, the terminal would be evacuated.

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[beezdotcom]

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You left out

STUPID.

[clee1]

Governmental idiocy in action. SNAFU.

[swordfish71]

A Can-you-believe-this ping

[american_ranger]

Nothing new here. Two weeks ago my son's unit was returning from Afghanistan. They touched down in Seattle enroute for their home base in Hawaii. Seattle security would not let them disembark even though the plane set at the terminal for two hours. Their reason was that they did not have enough people to properly secure these US Army guys.

I will never fly into Seattle again nor will I ever spend money in this area. These communist bastards can go straight to hell.

God bless our military!

[SpyGuy]

They should never land at SF again -- never ever.

I understand where you're coming from, and I agree insofar as I don't want our military to be providing ANY economic support to the communists and perverts running the city of San Francisco. However, I disagree about not landing there ever again, and this is why:

But a KCBS source at the airport said a TSA official told the airline that if the soldiers got off the plane, the terminal would be evacuated.

My solution would be that they DO land there again AND THEN ALL THE SOLDIERS DISEMBARK EN MASSE!!! I would love to see the TSA idiots evacuate SFO and try to stop our soldiers from stretching their legs and getting a drink and bite to eat.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Sorry Effen Rat Bastards

[arasina]

That Gomez guy a friend of yours or something? Care at all to comment on what you posted?

[Sthitch]

Having spent way too many hours at SFO they are better off for not having to deplane.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Great tagline!

[FairOpinion]

This is not "stupid", this is INSANE!

[cookcounty]

The TSA jerk should be re-assigned to Bagram-by-Kabul.

[eyespysomething]

Welcome to FR.

[dcwusmc]

PINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[FairOpinion]

It's hard to comment on this article -- don't give PA a hard time, he posted it as a "can you believe these idiots"?

[beezdotcom]

This is not "stupid", this is INSANE!

It CAN be BOTH.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Don't we have an embassy in the People's Republic of San Francisco? Could the US military lodge a complaint there?

[daybreakcoming]

Thank you for expressing my sentiments exactly.

They won't profile ME passengers but this!?!?!?!?! Please let me read tomorrow that this STUPID has been fired.

[sonofatpatcher2]

I say we give North Korea a free shot at San Fran...

[selucreh]

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Perhaps these bahstads in SF should be reminded they HAVE a job BECAUSE of the military! Moonbats!

[Slings and Arrows]

JUST DAMN!