The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced new measures aimed at easing travel for the military community. According to officials, these changes will begin to take effect at some airports on Tuesday, including a new security lane for active-duty service members and TSA PreCheck discounts for the uniformed services’ community. The additional security lane will be implemented at U.S. airports located near military installations, including San Antonio, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; San Diego, California; and Seattle.
There are roughly 1.13 million active-duty service members, according to a Department of Defense March report. Gold Star Families, those who have lost a family member in the line of duty, will have their TSA PreCheck enrollment fee waived. The waiver includes PreCheck through providers CLEAR, IDEMIA, and Telos. Additionally, active-duty Department of Defense (DOD) service members will get $25 off the TSA PreCheck fee. Active-duty service men and women and civilian DoD staff are already eligible for complimentary TSA PreCheck.