COCO MEGHAN MOSLEY HAS THE SPECIAL SENDOFF. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. A DOG IS A MAN’S BEST FRIEND. AND AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE ALONGSIDE HIS OWNER, ONE SPECIAL CANINE IS HANGING UP THE WORK HAT. A SENDOFF OF THE CENTURY. WELL, MAYBE IN DOG YEARS. THIS IS TYSON. TYSON IS TEN YEARS OLD. HE’S BEEN IN SERVICE FOR EIGHT YEARS. IT’S NOT AT ALL BELLY RUBS HERE AT THE AIRPORT. TYSON’S JOB IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE, ACTUALLY. IN EIGHT YEARS HE’S HE’S SEEN IT ALL. TYSON IS A CERTIFIED SNIFFER FOR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. HE’S BEEN AT IT FOR NEARLY A DECADE. THEY’RE ABLE TO DETECT THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, AND THEY’RE FAR BETTER THAN ANY PIECE OF MACHINERY. TYSON AND HIS HANDLER, FRED, HAVE WORKED FOR WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT FOR ONLY A YEAR, BUT THEIR SERVICES HAVE STRETCHED FROM COAST TO COAST. I’VE BEEN ON DEPLOYMENT TEAMS. HE’S WORKED A SUPER BOWL. HE’S WORKED IN INDY 500. WHEN SOMEONE WALKS BY, IF THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL ON THAT PERSON OR IN THAT BAG, THE DOG WOULD SHOW A RESPONSE. IF THE PERSON IS MOBILE, LIKE WALKING BY THE DOG IS GOING TO GO INTO A FOLLOW AND THEY’RE GOING TO CHASE, AND THE HANDLER IS GOING TO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT. AND NOW TYSON IS HANGING UP THE HARNESS FOR ACTUAL BELLY RUBS. IT’S GOING TO GO TO THE COUCH AND GET FAT ON CHICKEN NUGGETS. HE’S HE’S DONE EIGHT YEARS IN THE FIELD. HE’S READY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT DURING OUR INTERVIEW FRIDAY. HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTER EIGHT YEARS
Will Rogers World Airport gives special send-off for detection canine Tyson
He's a trained TSA canine that can detect explosives with his sense of smell
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Updated: 7:40 PM CDT Jul 26, 2024
Friday marked a special occasion at Will Rogers World Airport as TSA detection canine Tyson is hanging up his hat and heading into retirement.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Tyson has only been at the Oklahoma City airport for a year, but his eight years of service has spanned coast to coast to make sure people across the country are safe. Tyson and his handler, Fred Miller, have been together for eight years and trained together at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. While the TSA works to keep travelers safe, the canines like Tyson who work for them are specifically trained to smell and detect explosives and other dangerous devices."We've been on deployment teams. He's worked the Super Bowl. He's worked the Indy 500. He's worked countless airports," said Tyson's handler, Fred Miller. "Any time another airport needs help, like Vegas, or we have a big thing going on. We've been to Minneapolis, New Orleans, Austin, Houston. I can't remember everywhere he's been."To send Tyson off, TSA and airport staff tossed several tennis balls at once for him to play and gave him a special cake.Top Headlines Monday broke the record for the hottest day ever on Earth Coast Guard searching for 2 Oklahomans who went missing while diving off Texas coast Oklahoma dispensaries react to new medical marijuana rules Oklahoma tribes wondering how to feed their people after food shipments delayed Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics
OKLAHOMA CITY — Friday marked a special occasion at Will Rogers World Airport as TSA detection canine Tyson is hanging up his hat and heading into retirement.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Tyson has only been at the Oklahoma City airport for a year, but his eight years of service has spanned coast to coast to make sure people across the country are safe.
Tyson and his handler, Fred Miller, have been together for eight years and trained together at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. While the TSA works to keep travelers safe, the canines like Tyson who work for them are specifically trained to smell and detect explosives and other dangerous devices.
"We've been on deployment teams. He's worked the Super Bowl. He's worked the Indy 500. He's worked countless airports," said Tyson's handler, Fred Miller. "Any time another airport needs help, like Vegas, or we have a big thing going on. We've been to Minneapolis, New Orleans, Austin, Houston. I can't remember everywhere he's been."
To send Tyson off, TSA and airport staff tossed several tennis balls at once for him to play and gave him a special cake.
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