Anthony Colombo

He is a Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist assigned to the Abu Dhabi Regional Operations Center since September 2022. Prior to my current positon, I served as a Supervisory Transportation Security Specialist assigned to the Miami Regional Operations Center in Miramar, Florida beginning in May of 2011. Prior to 2011, I was a Transportation Security Specialist assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Singapore City, Singapore. I began my tour at the U.S. Embassy in September of 2007. This assignment entailed conducting foreign airport assessments and air carrier inspections in the Singapore Regional Operations Center’s area of responsibility.

Before accepting the position at the Singapore Regional Operations Center, I was an Aviation Security Inspector assigned to the Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon. While serving in that position, I was tasked as the lead airport inspector who enforced airport and air carrier related federal regulations and responded to transportation security incidents. 

Prior to beginning my career for the TSA in 2002, I worked for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Parole and Probation and also served as a Deputy Sheriff for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.

I served four years’ active duty Air Force as a Security Forces member and four years in the Army Reserve. My last assignment was as a 1st lieutenant assigned as an Infantry Platoon Leader serving in Delta Company 1-162 in Hillsboro, Oregon.   

My education consists of a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Administration of Justice from Portland State University (PSU) in June of 1993.  During my four years at PSU I played baseball for the university in the then Pac-10 division.