Blue Lightning Initiative
The Des Moines Airport Authority staff is a proud member of the Blue Lightning Initiative.
Blue lightning initiative. Department of Transportation train airline workers what to look for and how to report suspected human trafficking. December 12 2018 On November 27 2018 the Department of Homeland Securitys DHS Blue Campaign hosted a Blue Lightning Initiative BLI Stakeholder Summit in Washington DC to further its effort to combat human trafficking in the aviation industry. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Transportation is.
This initiative originally brought to the Part 121 sector has already provided training to more than 100000 people. The Blue Lightning Initiative is coordinated as part of the Blue Campaign by CBP in collaboration with the Department of Transportation. The Blue Lightning Initiative trains aviation industry personnel to identify potential traffickers and human trafficking victims and to report their suspicions to federal law enforcement.
The key to the success of this initiative however is the participation of the frontline workers in the airline industry. MIAMI CBSMiami On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Miami International Airport joined the US. To date more than 100000 aviation industry personnel have been trained through the BLI and actionable tips continue to be reported to law enforcement.
The Blue Lightning Initiative is an element of the US. Customs and Border Protection CBP. Customs and Border Protection CBP a DHS agency.
The Blue Lightning Initiative BLI led by the Department of Transportation the Department of Homeland Security and US. Through this partnership the Blue Lightning Initiative will add Hawaiis five major airports to a growing community of more than 47 partners working in tandem to recognize and report human trafficking across our nations transportation system. We are a proud partner of the US.
The BLI trains airline personnel to identify potential traffickers and human trafficking victims and to report their suspicions to federal law enforcement. This initiative originally brought to the Part 121 sector has already. Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security to combat human trafficking through the Blue Lightning Initiative.