Choreographing the brief shut down of all of the security checkpoints at the eighth busiest airport in the country is a challenge well worth the effort, according to Meinke, who along with 1,100 TSA employees, commemorated their service by taking a reaffirmation of their oath of office.

“The reason why we’re reaffirming our oath publically is because our officers at IAH wanted to share what our dedication is,” says Meinke. “We want to show them (the public) we’re more than those people who make you take your shoes off. We’re serious about our mission.”

As TSA employees shut down the security checkpoints for a brief three minutes, passengers stopped and watched as TSA employees stated their oath in unison: