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Police to replace National Guard at airports, officials say.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| April 01, 2002 | Woolfolk, John; Davis, Aaron; Stites, Roxanne | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ In perhaps the most visible sign of the nation returning to normal after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, federal officials Monday announced plans to replace National Guard troops at airports with police officers by the end of May.

While the National Guard deployment was never considered permanent, Monday's announcement gave the first indication of what would happen when they left. Instead of soldiers in camouflage carrying assault rifles, armed police will oversee passengers' trips through the metal detectors.

"This is the end of the airport mission," said Major Edward Lee, commander of the National Guard forces at Northern California's 13 public airports.

The Transportation Security Administration gave airports until April 30 to have a plan in place for ...

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