Maintain a strong aviation security "shield".

Planned to become an international airport and a backup airport for Noi Bai International Airport, Tho Xuan Airport is not only a gateway for trade that drives socio-economic development in Thanh Hoa province, but also holds a strategic position in the national defense and security of the North Central region. In the context of increasingly vibrant aviation activities, maintaining aviation security as a "shield" has become a particularly important requirement to ensure the safety of each flight and contribute to national security.

Aviation security forces (Provincial Police) coordinated with the Northern Aviation Authority and Tho Xuan Airport to review conditions ensuring flight safety. Photo: Tuyet Hanh

Tighten control

After more than a year of taking on their new duties, the aviation security force and the Immigration Management Department (Provincial Police) have coordinated with the Northern Aviation Authority and Tho Xuan Airport to control and ensure absolute flight safety for approximately 10,000 takeoffs and landings, carrying over 1 million passengers and about 3,700 tons of cargo.

This is a positive result of efforts to tighten security and safety measures, focusing on key areas, from checking passengers, carry-on baggage, and checked baggage to monitoring restricted areas and locations with potential safety risks within the airport. The implementation process ensures adherence to procedures while remaining flexible to the practical situation, guaranteeing smooth flight operations and minimizing inconvenience for passengers.

According to Captain Nguyen Tuan Anh, Aviation Security Team, Immigration Management Department (Provincial Police), in the aviation sector, even a very small risk factor can have serious to extremely serious consequences. Therefore, each security officer must concentrate intensely during the performance of their duties, not waiting for incidents to occur before taking action, but rather assessing risks, loopholes, and shortcomings that could affect flight safety in order to proactively resolve or advise on timely and effective solutions.

In reality, threats to aviation security are becoming increasingly sophisticated and unpredictable. This includes not only violations of regulations regarding the transport of dangerous goods, but also the emergence of schemes that exploit aviation operations to commit illegal acts.

On November 19, 2025, while performing security duties in the departure hall, the Aviation Security Team (Provincial Police) detected a male passenger exhibiting suspicious behavior. Using professional methods and conducting security screenings, the team discovered that the man was carrying 50 electric detonators in his carry-on luggage, intending to board a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to immediately implementing special preventative measures to ensure no disruption to flight operations, the aviation security force closely coordinated with the Security Investigation Department (Provincial Police) and the Sao Vang Commune Police to investigate and clarify the violation, initiating legal proceedings and prosecuting the suspect for the crime of "Illegal possession of explosive materials."

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In addition to ensuring security in the passenger terminal area, aviation security forces also coordinate patrols and surveillance in restricted and public areas within the airport. From security fences, taxiways, aircraft parking areas, internal airport roads to critical technical locations, everything is tightly controlled 24/7 to ensure that no unexpected or unforeseen situations occur.

Ready to respond to "non-traditional" challenges

The rapid development of digital technology, social media, and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) has created new risks for civil aviation operations. This requires aviation security officers and personnel to significantly innovate their thinking in performing their duties, flexibly combining traditional methods with the application of science and technology to accurately monitor the situation early, remotely, and in cyberspace.

The Immigration Management Department (Provincial Police) proactively sent officers and soldiers to participate in intensive professional training courses at Noi Bai Airport, and at the same time advised the Director of the Provincial Police to recruit 41 aviation security personnel from the old organizational structure into the police force to strengthen the force in both quantity and quality. From there, the goal is to gradually build an aviation security team that is "elite, modern, and dedicated to serving the people."

For Lieutenant Le Thi Dieu Ngoc, becoming a People's Public Security officer is not just a change of uniform, but also marks a significant shift in job requirements. "Previously, we mainly focused on preventing and handling aviation security violations, but now, we need to proactively identify and detect potential aviation safety risks early on and directly participate in resolving and handling individuals and behaviors that violate the law," Lieutenant Ngoc shared.

Furthermore, aviation security forces have also integrated and synchronously utilized passenger data systems with population data, immigration data, and operational data from the People's Public Security forces. Through this, aviation security control is no longer limited to checking passengers and baggage, but is expanded into a comprehensive risk management process, allowing for early detection of anomalies, key targets, and criminal networks or groups that may exploit air routes for their operations.

Lieutenant Colonel Le Dinh Anh, Deputy Head of the Immigration Management Department (Provincial Police), added: “Faced with non-traditional security challenges such as cyberattacks, illegal use of drones, electronic document forgery, and the exploitation of cyberspace to organize cross-border criminal activities..., the Immigration Management Department has also advised the Director of the Provincial Police to issue procedures, plans, and methods for prevention, conduct drills to handle situations related to security and order, and enhance combat readiness to ensure that we are not caught off guard or surprised in any situation.”

In addition, the unit actively coordinated with the Northern Aviation Authority, Tho Xuan Airport, airlines, and local police forces to strengthen propaganda and guidance for passengers and residents living around the airport area on measures to ensure flight safety and reduce violations due to lack of understanding.

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Maintaining aviation security is not only about protecting safe flights today, but also about safeguarding future development. At every position, officers and soldiers responsible for aviation security are quietly fulfilling their duties with the highest level of vigilance, determined to firmly maintain the "shield" of security and contribute to protecting the peaceful skies of the Fatherland.

Tuyet Hanh

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/giu-chac-la-chan-an-ninh-hang-khong-291116.htm