TSA’s 2026 Canine Calendar spotlights the canine heroes keeping US airports safe - See the featured dogs

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The calendar honors the 1,000 explosives detection canines who work at airports across the country keeping air travelers safe. (TSA)

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is once again honoring its canine teams with the unleashing of the 2026 Canine Calendar. The calendar honors the 1,000 explosives detection canines who work at airports across the country keeping air travelers safe.
 

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Each month features photos and fun facts about the dogs.  TSA says 97 teams from across the United States submitted entries to be part of the 13 featured in the calendar.

The 2026 TSA Canine Calendar lineup includes:

• Alex: Denver International Airport (DEN)
• Bingo: San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)
• Chica: Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• Csipi-Simjee: Orlando International Airport (MCO)
• Cypress: Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)
• Erika: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
• Haver: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
• Laki: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• Rony: Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
• Rosco: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
• Rosh: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
• Steeler: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
• Xaro: Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)

Click here to download the 2026 TSA Canine Calendar.
 

The 2026 calendar features the winner of the 2025 TSA Cutest Canine Contest Steeler, a nearly 3-year-old Labrador retriever, works at the Pittsburgh International Airport. (TSA)

2025 TSA Cutest Canine Contest

The 2026 calendar features the winner of the 2025 TSA Cutest Canine Contest, Steeler, a nearly 3-year-old Labrador retriever who works at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) alongside his handler, Mark Smith.   

Steeler keeps the traveling public safe through his doggone sniffing abilities and is making a significant imprint on PIT.  In his free time, TSA says Steeler enjoys fetching balls, playing with a tug rope and eating jumbo hot dogs. 

TSA says Steeler and the rest of his litter were born on Super Bowl Sunday 2023 and were all named after NFL teams.

TSA canine training program

Each year, TSA trains on average 300 canine teams to operate across various transportation systems including aviation, passenger rail/mass transit, maritime and cargo.  

Canines complete an intensive 16-week training program at the TSA Canine Training Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. TSA has the largest explosives detection program in the world and its highly skilled canine teams are extremely mobile and can deter, detect and respond to threats.