{"id":76357,"date":"2026-08-03T17:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/08\/03\/tsa-stops-alabama-traveler-for-civil-war-era-cannonballs-in-luggage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:09:30","slug":"tsa-stops-alabama-traveler-for-civil-war-era-cannonballs-in-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2026\/08\/03\/tsa-stops-alabama-traveler-for-civil-war-era-cannonballs-in-luggage\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bag belonging to a traveler tripped TSA alarms on July 18 after officers discovered Civil War-era cannonballs in the individual\u2019s luggage, the first cannon-related mishap since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyshow\/videos\/2013792512595098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyshow\/videos\/2013792512595098\/\">JPMorgan\u2019s<\/a> polarizing legal proceedings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roll Tide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inert cannonballs, which were \u2014 naturally \u2014 wrapped in paper towels, were discovered during the baggage screening process at Alabama\u2019s Gulf Shores International Airport and later determined by police to have been stolen from the nearby coastal stronghold Fort Morgan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy first thought was, \u2018I couldn\u2019t see a fuse and need to get some help quick,\u2019\u201d TSA officer Justin Dupree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/about\/employee-stories\/cannonball-run-indiana-jones-esque-discovery-tsa-alabama-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/about\/employee-stories\/cannonball-run-indiana-jones-esque-discovery-tsa-alabama-airport\">recalled<\/a> in a release. \u201cI couldn\u2019t see the entire item but was scared I might have been holding a live explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dupree noted the antique artillery projectiles ranged in size, with the largest comparable to a grapefruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had never seen anything quite this unique,\u201d Dupree said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen inert grenades and training munitions but never an Indiana Jones-esque stolen artifact-type situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TSA explosives specialist and the Baldwin County Sheriff\u2019s Office were subsequently notified and determined that the cannonballs posed no threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement investigating the incident stated the passenger claimed to be unaware of how the projectiles were acquired. The cannonballs were later returned to Fort Morgan, the release added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passenger attempts to transport illegal items, including outlandish weaponry, through the screening process are, of course, nothing new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a more glaring example from 2019, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/03\/05\/florida-man-tries-to-fly-home-with-rpg-in-checked-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/03\/05\/florida-man-tries-to-fly-home-with-rpg-in-checked-bag\/\">Florida man<\/a> traveling through Pennsylvania\u2019s Lehigh Valley International Airport set off alarms after his bag was found to contain a disassembled rocket-propelled grenade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual was subsequently taken into an inspection area, where he told airport security he was under the impression he could bring the checked RPG on the plane, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2019\/03\/05\/man-tries-to-fly-back-with-military-rocket-propelled-grenade-launcher-lehigh-valley-international-airport-tsa-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">CBS Philadelphia reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspection of the weapon itself revealed that the launcher was not in working order, and the grenade was a realistic replica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The items were confiscated by security, and, miraculously, the individual boarded his flight on time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. 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