Federal Air Marshal Service
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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).
Transportation Security Administration Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service | |
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Common name | Federal Air Marshal Service |
Abbreviation | OLE/FAMS or FAMS |
Motto | Invisus, Inauditus, Impavidus (English: "Unseen, Unheard, Unafraid") |
Agency overview | |
Formed | March 2, 1962 |
Annual budget | $805 million (2014)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | United States |
Operations jurisdiction | United States |
Legal jurisdiction | Transportation systems |
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Operational structure | |
Federal Air Marshals | 3,000 (estimated)[2][3] |
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Agency executives | |
Parent agency | Transportation Security Administration |
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Divisions | List
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Official Website | |
The exact number of Federal Air Marshals is considered sensitive security information by the TSA.[3] |
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]