Tim Decker

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  "Once you get past the security at any airport, you're in the (air travel) system," said Tim Decker, federal security director for Northeastern Wisconsin at Austin Straubel.
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  Knowing the layout of a facility like Austin Straubel is key to responding in an emergency, Decker said.
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  The security tasks carried out Tuesday take place daily, just on a smaller, less visible scale, Decker said.
  
  The operation included about 30 local TSA agents, federal air marshals, members of the Brown County Sheriff's Department and Airport Public Safety.
  
  "Throughout the airport we have behavioral detection officers looking for suspicious behavior, all access points to the airfield … will all be randomly checked today, and we'll have people checking all the … fixed-base operators," Decker said.
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  "It breaks up the routine," Decker said.

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  At Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon, the wait times for security checks are usually less than five minutes, said Tim Decker, Transportation Security Administration director for northeast Wisconsin.
  
  "That's not bad.We can move people through pretty fast," Decker said.Depending on time of day, he said, there often are no waiting times.

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  Tim Decker, federal security director for Northeastern Wisconsin, said that in the past seven years it's been a smooth process for Green Bay and Appleton over the holiday rush, without any major delays.
  
  "Travelers go through very quickly," he said.

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  At Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon, the wait times for security checks are usually less than five minutes, said Tim Decker, TSA director for Northeastern Wisconsin.
  
  "That's not bad.We can move people through pretty fast," Decker said.Depending on time of day, he said there often are no waiting times at all.

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  Scissors are the most confiscated items as they are only allowed in checked luggage, said Tim Decker, regional director of TSA in Green Bay.People do not realize many items not allowed in carry-on luggage are allowed to be checked in, he said.

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  Tim Decker, the federal security director in charge of Sawyer and six other U.P. and Wisconsin airports, said the funding cut is universal.
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  "Quite honestly, with the budget and the current environment, we think we can do the response time versus having someone at the station," Decker said.
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  Decker said final reductions may vary.After May 31, the airport will be responsible for having a police response available within 20 minutes, Decker said.
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  "They can request funding for that," Decker said.

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  "It's not designed to be anti-smoker, but anti-terrorist," said Timothy Decker, the administration director at Austin Straubel.
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  It doesn't matter if it's a disposable Bic, expensive souvenir or a keepsake lighter from grandma, Decker said.
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  Based on the items confiscated every day at Austin Straubel, people are unaware of lots of prohibited items, Decker said.
  
  He displayed plastic bags and 5-gallon pails full of contraband - including scissors, knives, flammable aerosols - confiscated from people trying to carry them past metal detectors and hand-search checkpoints.
  
  He said staff continues to confiscate "a couple pounds a day" of prohibited items.

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  At Austin Straubel, the Explosive Trace Detectors have been running since early December for Northwest Airlines flights, said Tim Decker, federal security director in charge of that airport and several others in the region.
  
  "We've been watching very carefully and we figure the average time this step adds to the check-in process is about 10 minutes," he said."I haven't heard of any major delays anywhere.It's going to depend on what time you hit the airport and how many people (are) in line (as to) how long you're going to wait."
  
  Decker stressed it's still important for people to arrive at the airport early to clear all the screening steps.Additionally, bags should not be locked, or owners should have the keys to open them for security staff.
  
  Throughout Thursday, Transportation Security Administration employees dressed in khaki pants, white shirts and white gloves checked luggage.
  
  They used white wipes - about the size of a compact disc - to collect samples on the exterior and, in some cases, the inside of luggage.The wipes were then put into an analyzer about the size of two stacked kitchen stoves to look for trace amounts of explosives.
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  Decker said the airport has a total of eight detection units, seven of which are used for luggage.The units are mobile.Eventually, he said, machines that do both X-ray and explosive detection will be installed, perhaps by the summer of 2004.

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  "We're reshuffling," said Tim Decker, federal security director with the Transportation Security Administration at Austin Straubel."We've lost 18 authorizations, but that doesn't mean 18 layoffs.We may get those authorizations back at some time."
  
  Federal officials said the adjustments will save the agency $32 million during the fiscal year 2003 and $288 million during fiscal year 2004.
  
  Decker said Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, which is in need of 10 screeners, would be a prime designation for some Green Bay-area employees.
  
  "The bottom line is we're going to perform the same duties, but we need less people," Decker said.

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  Timothy Decker, the federal safety director for Austin Straubel International Airport, said travelers will have to be conscious of the upgraded security measures in place since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.And there will be a few new twists.
  
  Beginning Dec. 30, under new federal guidelines, all luggage at Austin Straubel will be screened before it is put on the plane.Every piece, every plane.
  
  The deadline nationally is Dec. 31 for similar screening elsewhere.
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  Decker said security staff will search checked bags at the ticket counter while carry-on luggage will continue to be screened at a checkpoint on the concourse.
  
  "This is just a friendly reminder," Decker said Thursday."This is for the people that fly once a year or every two years."
  
  Decker said the new screening procedures should only add five or 10 minutes to the check-in procedure.He reminds travelers to get to the airport early to avoid delays.
  
  Decker also reminded air travelers to leave pocketknives and other prohibited items at home.He directed people to www.tsa.dot.gov. if they have additional questions.
  
  Another note for air travelers: avoid overpacking.
  
  Northwest Airlines, the major carrier at Austin Straubel, instituted a new policy this month charging passengers with overweight bags.
  
  The new rule assesses $25 each way for every bag that weighs more than 50 pounds and $50 for bags weighing more than 70 pounds.Bags over 100 pounds won't fly at all.

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