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   * AFSC - acronym for [[Armed Forces Service Center]];  Similar to a USO   * AFSC - acronym for [[Armed Forces Service Center]];  Similar to a USO
-  * [[TSA]] - Transportation Safety Association; The government agency that scans passengers 
   * USO - we do NOT have a USO at MSP airport.  Instead we have the [[Armed Forces Service Center]]   * USO - we do NOT have a USO at MSP airport.  Instead we have the [[Armed Forces Service Center]]
 +  * [[TSA]] - Transportation Safety Administration; The government agency that scans passengers
   * Arrivals - the level of the airport where arriving passengers are reunited with their luggage and family.    * Arrivals - the level of the airport where arriving passengers are reunited with their luggage and family. 
     * It has been called Baggage Claim in the past.       * It has been called Baggage Claim in the past.  
     * This is level 1.     * This is level 1.
-  * Departures - the level of the airport where passengers check in, drop their luggage, and enter the secure area of the through a TSA security checkpoint.+  * Departures - the level of the airport where passengers check in, drop their luggage, and enter the secure area of the through a [[TSA]] security checkpoint.
     * It has been called Ticketing in the past.     * It has been called Ticketing in the past.
 +    * This is level 2.
 +  *  MUFIDS - the arrival/departure screens (multi-user flight information display system)
  
 ===== Related Pages ===== ===== Related Pages =====
   * [[Airport Services]]   * [[Airport Services]]
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