Standard and TSA PreCheck? Screening As you know, standard screening requires that you remove all items and place them on the X-ray belt for screening. With TSA PreCheck?, you are able to speed through security and don't need to remove your shoes, laptops, liquids, belts and light jackets.

Yes, TSA PreCheck members must still go through security, but they utilize a dedicated, expedited lane designed to be less intrusive and significantly faster than the standard process. You are not "skipping" security; rather, you are undergoing a "trusted traveler" version of it. In the PreCheck lane, you generally do not have to remove your shoes, light jackets, or belts, and you can leave your laptop and 3-1-1 liquids inside your carry-on bag. However, you must still pass through a walk-through metal detector (and occasionally a body scanner) and your bags must still be X-rayed. TSA officers also reserve the right to perform random "enhanced" screenings, swabbing hands for explosives or conducting a manual bag search, even for PreCheck members. The program is a risk-based security measure, meaning that because you have already passed a federal background check and provided fingerprints, the TSA deems you a lower threat, allowing them to focus their more intensive resources on passengers who have not been pre-vetted.