The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has unleashed the 2026 TSA Canine Calendar, an annual tradition honoring the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working at airports across the United States.
Now available for free download, the new calendar highlights 13 paw-some pups selected from a nationwide contest. Each month features photos and fun facts about these dedicated heroes. Notably, the calendar features the TSA’s 2025 Cutest Canine Contest winner: Steeler, a nearly 3-year-old Labrador retriever from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) who works alongside his handler, Mark Smith. He enjoys fetching balls, playing with a tug rope, and eating jumbo hot dogs. Steeler and the rest of his litter were born on Super Bowl Sunday 2023 and all named after NFL teams.
The rest of the 2026 lineup includes:
- Alex: Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Bingo: San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)
- Chica: Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
- Csipi-Simjee: Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Cypress: Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)
- Erika: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- Haver: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Laki: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Rony: Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
- Rosco: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
- Rosh: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Xaro: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
Download the calendar here.
To find out what it’s like to be an explosives detection canine handler, watch the video below.