Ideally, you won't see added air security By Fred Bayles, USA TODAY More than the usual lines await air travelers on Sept. 11. Most of the=20 nation's major airports will observe a moment of silence. At Boston's Logan= =20 International, all traffic will come to a halt at 8:46 a.m. =97 the minute= =20 the first hijacked jet, which departed from Boston, hit the World Trade=20 Center in New York. But underneath the ceremony, security will still be=20 key: Many airports will have plainclothes police mingling with crowds and=20 roaming parking garages, faux baggage in hand, looking for bad guys. Hidden= =20 cameras will scan faces. Airport workers, from garage attendants to hot dog= =20 vendors, are encouraged to use new training to spot any suspicious=20 activity. Passengers may find both reassurance and frustration in increased= =20 questioning, identity checks and even shoe inspections. But much of the=20 difference in airport security since the terrorist attacks will be hidden=20 and secret. "The bottom line is that the best security is the security that= =20 a passenger never sees," says Ken Capps, a spokesman for Dallas-Fort Worth= =20 International Airport. Some of the changes: =B7 All airports have tightened access for employees and suppliers.=20 Employee-only light-rail train service into Dallas-Fort Worth International= =20 has ended. All airport workers must be screened at the entrances to= terminals. =B7 Doors that once provided quick access to gates by airline= personnel=20 are locked. =B7 All trucks bringing in supplies are checked. =B7 At Denver International Airport, all 25,000 employees have been=20 drafted into an airport program called ACE =97 Always Check Everyone. Amy=20 Bourgeron, deputy manager of aviation, says all badged employees are=20 trained to make sure that those around them in secure areas have the proper= =20 identification. "The program makes sure that everyone in a secure area is=20 checking to make sure everyone around them is supposed to be there," she= says. Airports are also making more use of closed-circuit TV cameras to spot=20 potential problems. At least two airports, Knoxville's McGhee Tyson and=20 Boston's Logan, are experimenting with systems that scan faces in a crowd=20 and compare them with photos of known terrorists. Jose Juves, a spokesman=20 for Logan, says the Boston airport has also beefed up law enforcement=20 patrols. Plainclothes officers have been added in the main concourse and=20 parking areas for another layer of surveillance. "We have people roaming=20 the airport who are trained to spot and question individuals who might be=20 in the planning or reconnaissance stage of a terrorist mission," Juves=20 says. Charles Barclay, president of the American Association of Airport=20 Executives, says many airports have learned that the most effective=20 security plans shift the routine from day to day. "The terrorists want=20 predictability," Barclay says. "They train for years to accomplish a=20 specific mission. If you have unpredictability in systems, it keeps them=20 guessing." The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (Trini Tuner http://www.trinituner.com/ (TriniTuner.com) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************