Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.
Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
Federal Air Marshals
3,000 (estimated)[2][3]
Parent agency executives responsible
David Pekoske, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Holly Canevari, Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Agency executives
Tirrell D. Stevenson[4], Executive Assistant Administrator/Director
Brian C. Belcher[5], Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator/Deputy Director
Parent agency
Transportation Security Administration
Programs
List
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response
Federal Flight Deck Officer
Divisions
List
Office of the Director
Operations Management
Field Operations
Flight Operations
Website
Official Website
The exact number of Federal Air Marshals is considered sensitive security information by the TSA.[3]
The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Because of the nature of their occupation, federal air marshals (FAMs) travel often. They must also train to be highly proficient marksmen. A FAM's job is to blend in with other passengers on board aircraft and rely heavily on their training, including investigative techniques, criminal terrorist behavior recognition, firearms proficiency, aircraft-specific tactics, and close quarters self-defense measures to protect the flying public.[6][7]
^"Homeland security thins air marshal ranks". CNN. 25 February 2014.
^Nixon, Ron (April 25, 2018). "Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2018. It has since grown from about a dozen air marshals to a force that officials have said numbers about 3,000
^ ab"Survey of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Functions and Authorities" (PDF). Government Accountability Office. December 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Excluded from the total is the number of Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Federal Air Marshals, which is Sensitive Security Information (SSI).
^"Executive Assistant Administrator/Director for the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service". Transportation Security Administration. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^"Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator/Deputy Director Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service". Transportation Security Administration. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^Clay Biles. How to Stop a Hijacking: Critical Thinking in Civil Aviation Security.
^"Federal Air Marshals". TSA. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
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