PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., (Sept. 9, 2011) - From left, Port Canaveral CEO J. Stanley “Stan” Payne; Orlando Sanford Airport Police Chief Bryant Garrett; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Federal Security Director John Daly; and Port Canaveral Police Chief Joe Hellebrand. Port Canaveral became the first dedicated seaport in nation to get its own canine teams for bomb detection. The two K9 teams at Port Canaveral also will work in conjunction with a newly deployed team at Orlando Sanford International Airport, the first such partnership in the nation.


Port Canaveral Police Officer Mike Veina and Lilly, a four-year-old yellow Labrador who is an Afghan war veteran, check luggage during a demonstration at Port Canaveral on Thursday, September 9, 2011. Lilly's other canine colleague at Port Canaveral is two-year-old Emil, a German shepherd.

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