Super Bowl 2015 Location News: Security Gets Ramped Up Ahead of Game Between Seahawks, Patriots
Black Hawk helicopters and super-sized X-ray machines used for U.S.-Mexico Border patrol are being used for better security efforts at Super Bowl venues in Arizona.
Daily Mail reports U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed the technology Monday in preparation for Sunday's football game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
CBP's Black hawks and large mobile X-ray machines are typically used for detecting contraband and explosives. One of the busiest ports of entry for commerce in the U.S. uses the same materials for its security force.
They are also sending about 100 officers to help with other federal and local law enforcement agencies.
A large X-ray could scan an entire semi-trailer in just a few minutes, while helicopters hover over the game.
"The real key about this equipment is the people who operate them," CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said, adding the expertise behind the equipment is essential in keeping areas safe.
Kerlikowske said Border Patrol at the border of Arizona and Mexico still has enough security while some equipment is being used for the game.
Government agencies typically heighten their security measures during events like the Super Bowl, Gov Loop reported.
As Super Bowl XLIX is on its way for Feb. 1, the Department of Homeland Security, Air Force, National Guard, FBI and others are at work because events as such are likely to be targeted by terrorists.
Last year's Super Bowl had nearly 100 agencies working together for the safety of tens of thousands of people who were close to Boston not long after the Boston Marathon bombing.
There is also a no-fly zone over the Super Bowl and temporary flight restrictions in the area from the FAA. Air National Guard and other similar agencies are ready and equipped to enforce the no-fly zone.
Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are at work urging local people to get flu shots for out-of-state residents who might bring the virus to the desert.
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