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Air Marshal

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TheFederal Air Marshal Service

(FAMS

) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under thesupervision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States Department ofHomeland Security (DHS). "The Air Marshal Service is meant to promote confidence in civil aviation byeffectively deploying federal air marshals (FAMs) to detect, deter, and defeat hostile acts targeting the United

States."[2]

Because of the nature of their occupation, federal air marshals (FAMs) travel often. "They rank among those

Federal law enforcement officers that hold the highest standard for handgun accuracy.[2]A FAM's job is toblend in with other passengers on board aircraft and rely heavily on their training, including investigativetechniques, criminal terrorist behavior recognition, firearms proficiency, aircraft specific tactics, and close

quarters self-defense measures to protect the flying public."[2]

1 History2 Securing other modes of transportation3 Organization4 Training5 Equipment6 Practices

7 Immigration and Customs Enforcement8 Controversies8.1 Rigoberto Alpizar incident8.2 Sensitive Security Information (SSI)8.3 Other controversies

9 See also10 References11 External links

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after screenings at the Savannah, Georgia station that Amtrak police chief John O'Conner called illegal and violations of Amtrak policy.[11]

Assistant Administrator TSA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE)/Director of FAMS: Robert S. Bray [12]

Deputy Assistant Administrator TSA OLE/Deputy Director of FAMSAssistant Director, Office of Field Operations

Deputy Assistant Director, Eastern Region (11 Field Offices)Deputy Assistant Director, Western Region (10 Field Offices)

Assistant Director, Office of Flight OperationsTransportation Security Operations Center

Systems Operations Control Division/FAMS Mission Operations CenterInvestigations DivisionLiaison DivisionFlight Programs DivisionEmergency Preparedness Division

Assistant Director, Office of Training & Workforce PlanningTraining Management Division

Federal Air Marshal Training Center (New Jersey & New Mexico)Assistant Director, Office of Security Services & AssessmentsOffice of SecurityOffice of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team ProgramSecurity Assessments DivisionExplosives Division

Assistant Director, Office of Administration & Technical ServicesManagement & Organization Division

Management Operations DivisionPolicy and Procedures DivisionInfrastructure Support & Development Division

Federal air marshals or civil aviation security specialists go through an intense, two-phase training program. The first phase of the program is a seven-week basiclaw enforcement course. This training is completed at the Federal law enforcement training center in Artesia, New Mexico; air marshals also receive follow-ontraining at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey. Their training is tailored to the role that the federal air marshals will be performing while on

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Office of Special Counsel (http://www.osc.gov/). 2006-11-30. Retrieved2006-11-30.^"Sources: Air marshals missing from almost all flights - CNN.com"(http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/03/25/siu.air.marshals/index.html). CNN.2008-03-25. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

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^"Ex-marshal: Air marshal training 'a national disgrace' - CNN.com"(http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/16/griffin.marshal.training/index.html). CNN.2008-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

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^21 December 2012 (2012-12-21). "Press Room | Transportation Security26.

Administration" (http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/fams_statement_cnn.shtm). Tsa.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-01.^ [5] (http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/17121409/detail.html#story)27.^ [6] (http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/17121409/detail.html#video)28.^ [7] (http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/press/OIGpr_060829_Nguyen.pdf)29.

^"Duncan Blasts "Useless" Air Marshal Service" (http://duncan.house.gov/2009/06/22062009.shtml). Congress website. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April2010.

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Transportation Security Administration Website (http://www.tsa.gov)TSA Office of Law Enforcement/FAMS Website (http://www.tsa.gov/lawenforcement/index.shtm)

Federal Air Marshal News Archives & Links (http://www.airmarshal.us/)History of the Federal Air Marshal Service (http://www.propublica.org/feature/history-of-the-federal-air-marshal-service)

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