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	Airline Pilots Security Alliance - Federal Air Marshals
		Some other federal agencies’ officers were given cursory training to augment the federal air marshal corps when activated in high threat conditions, but the number of dedicated federal air marshals covering our air transportation system today has now dwindled to about 2200, according to press reports.
		Special boarding procedures applied to air marshals also compromise their identities, as do requirements to identify themselves to the hotel staffs where they are required to spend the night in different cities.
		Federal Air Marshals protect the passenger cabin AND the flight deck, allowing the pilots to perform their primary responsibility of landing the aircraft in an emergency.
	www.secure-skies.org /fedairmarshals.php (545 words)

	Dress code wearing thin on air marshals - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - December 08, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Air marshals are being told that if their dress is not up to snuff, they will be suspended from flight duty.
		One air marshal who asked not to be identified called it "ridiculous" that marshals are expected to blend in with holiday travelers by wearing a suit.
		Marshals in one field office were warned not to "get caught" without jackets, while another office warned that supervisors who do not properly monitor the dress code also will be subject to disciplinary action.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20041208-122555-6114r.htm (728 words)

	TSA: Federal Air Marshals
		Federal Air Marshals must operate independently without backup, and rank among those Federal law enforcement officers that hold the highest standard for handgun accuracy.
		Federal Air Marshals have an ever expanding role in homeland security and work closely with other law enforcement agencies to accomplish their mission.
		Successful accomplishment of the Federal Air Marshal’s mission is critical to civil aviation and homeland security.
	www.tsa.gov /lawenforcement/programs/fams.shtm (183 words)

	CNN.com - Ridge: 'Modest' decline in federal air marshals - Mar. 4, 2004
		An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the number of marshals eliminated during the current fiscal year is "in the neighborhood" of 100.
		"We literally have thousands of other federal law enforcement personnel we are going to connect with, identify the flights they are on" and allow them to serve as air marshals while on their flights.
		DHS officials responded at the time that there were no plans to cut air marshals.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TRAVEL/03/04/air.marshals.cut (443 words)

	Federal Air Marshal Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Federal Air Marshals must operate independently without backup, and rank among those Federal law enforcement agencies that hold the highest standard for handgun accuracy.
		Air Marshals were originally designated as US Customs Security Officers assigned by order of President John F. Kennedy on an as-needed basis, and later were specially trained FAA personnel.
		Undercover Air Marshals were deployed on flights in and out of New Orleans during Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002; flights coming near Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics; and cities visited by President George W. Bush while he is in town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Air_Marshal_Service (1606 words)

	Federal Air Marshals at Risk
		The agency changed its policy in 2005 to allow air marshals to dress in clothing appropriate to the area they are traveling in, he said.
		The armed air marshals must show identification to airport screeners to bypass checkpoints, and they must pre-board planes to notify airline pilots and crews of their presence.
		Because air marshals should not flash identification in front of the general public, the only reasonable way to identify themselves is by pre-boarding, Adams said.
	www.iasa.com.au /folders/Security_Issues/airmarshalsatrisk.html (814 words)

	Air marshals say discount may cost them their cover - The Boston Globe
		That, as many air marshals see it, is the latest bureaucratic blow to their effort to maintain security and keep potential terrorists from identifying them.
		The marshals already were upset by rigid dress codes and grooming rules they say make them conspicuous among today's "dress down" air travelers that passengers sometimes point them out publicly.
		The labor-management feud is surprising because, in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the air marshals received an enhanced role as front-line warriors in the battle against terrorism.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2004/08/23/air_marshals_say_discount_may_cost_them_their_cover (434 words)

	Marshals: Innocent People Placed On 'Watch List' To Meet Quota
		The air marshals, whose identities are being concealed, told 7NEWS that they're required to submit at least one report a month.
		Another federal air marshal said that not only is there a quota in Las Vegas for SDRs, but that "it directly reflects on (their) performance evaluations" and on how much money they make.
		One example, according to air marshals, occurred on one flight leaving Las Vegas, when an unknowing passenger, most likely a tourist, was identified in an SDR for doing nothing more than taking a photo of the Las Vegas skyline as his plane rolled down the runway.
	www.infowars.com /articles/ps/marshals_innocent_people_on_watch_list.htm (867 words)

	Friday, October 12, 2001
		Federal Air Marshals are flying on selected flights throughout the United States and possibly abroad.
		The re-introduction of Federal Air Marshals after the Sept. 11 attacks is meant to secure air travel and reassure passengers.
		Rebecca Trexler, a spokeswoman for the FAA, confirmed that Federal Air Marshals are working undercover with firearms aboard aircraft, but refused to detail the types of weapons and ammunition.
	www.stripes.com /01/oct01/ed101201a.html (506 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Undercover air marshals to expand work beyond ...
		WASHINGTON – Federal air marshals are expanding their work beyond airplanes, beginning counterterror surveillance at bus and train stations and mass transit facilities in a three-day test.
		Federal air marshals are expanding their work beyond airplanes, beginning counter-terror surveillance at bus and train stations and mass transit facilities in a three-day test.
		Rather, the TSA is trying to expand the role of air marshals, who have been eager to conduct surveillance activities beyond the aircraft, and tighten security at public transit stations over the holiday.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/terror/20051214-1417-airmarshals.html (582 words)

	The Gun Zone -- Federal Air Marshal Firearms Qualification Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Although the FAM program was cut back considerably in the early '90s, the events of 11 September 2001 brought it to the fore again, and caused considerable interest among citizens who wished to serve in the fight against terrorism.
		FAMs travel to and spend time in foreign countries that are sometimes politically or economically unstable, and may pose a high probability of terrorist or criminal activity against the U.S. Government.
		In interviewing three Marshals from separate phases of the program between 1971 and 1991, none could lend any credence to the popular belief that the large-bore Charter Arms revolvers and/or the Glaser Safety Slugs were ever part of their "kit," which information forced a major revision to the article.
	www.thegunzone.com /fam-lawman/fam-qual.html (1400 words)

	Federal Air Marshals » The Aviation Nation
		And the same organization that fired Federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean for releasing information that the TSA labeled SSI — four years after it was already sent out over unsecured phone lines.
		The Federal Air Marshal Service attempted to cover up their egregious incompetence by issuing false statements and misleading the public about the severity of what happened on the flight.
		I suggest the angry rank-and-file air marshals start asking these questions of their bosses in their field offices — their SACs [Special Agent-in-Charge] and their ASACs [Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge] and their ATSACs [Assistant to the Special Agent-in-Charge] — all of whom are making six figure salaries and of whom there are so many.
	www.theaviationnation.com /category/federal-air-marshals (2066 words)

	Latest News \| WFAA.com
		Air marshals all say they are forced to by-pass security through exit doors close to security checkpoints.
		What's more, marshals say they are frequently asked to identify themselves to crew members and gate agents who blow their cover in front of hundreds of passengers.
		Air Marshals we talked to say they've begged the agency to relax the strict dress code of dress shoes, slacks and collared shirts, especially when other passengers are dressed down for vacation.
	www.wfaa.com /sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/060720_kd_airmarshals3.7d1c2e0.html (783 words)

	Lawmaker: Expand Federal Air Marshals - Newsday.com
		Experts, however, say the number of federal air marshals, an elite, highly trained corps deployed in plainclothes on random flights, has dwindled to only a handful of agents, too few to deter hijackers.
		Marshals learn their skills in a live-fire shoothouse configured as both a wide-body and a narrow-body aircraft with computer-controlled targets.
		That could be expanded to other law enforcement officials, and whenever a police officer or FBI agent took a commercial flight, he or she could work as an air marshal.
	www.newsday.com /ny-2368892sep16,0,1450151.story (541 words)

	CNN.com - Federal air marshals dissatisfied with jobs - August 15, 2002
		Bonner said the air marshals should be represented by a union.
		USA Today reported Thursday the air marshal program is in disarray and that as many as 80 air marshals have resigned.
		In one, a manager stopped an air marshal from boarding a flight in Washington because he smelled of alcohol.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/08/15/marshals.dissatisfaction/index.html (432 words)

	WSVN-TV - 7 News Features - Federal Air Marshals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Federal Air Marshals train inside the simulator with live guns loaded with soap-filled bullets.
		The Miami field division of the Federal Air Marshals program is one of the largest of the agency's 21 offices.
		The Federal Air Marshals program is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
	www.wsvn.com /features/articles/specialreport/C106 (536 words)

	USATODAY.com - Report catalogues problems in air marshals service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		WASHINGTON — Federal air marshals have slept on the job, tested positive for alcohol or drugs while on duty, lost their weapons and falsified information, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general said Monday in a scathing report on the air marshals program.
		The government logged 753 incidents of misconduct by air marshals during an eight-month period in 2002, according to the report.
		After 9/11, several thousand new marshals were hired to also fly on domestic routes as one of many government efforts to protect against future acts of terrorism.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-08-30-marshals-misconduct_x.htm (532 words)

	Memo on Federal Marshall Selection
		Once the important component functions of FAM performance have been identified using task analysis, then those functions that are most sensitive to aging could be examined and valid fitness for duty tests developed.
		This discussion focused on the notion that not only is the Air Marshal Program being asked to hire, train, and deploy a highly reliable set of individuals, but it is also being asked to build what is essentially a new, large organization.
		Any procedures developed for the air marshals will need to be integrated carefully with other anti-terrorist procedures being considered by the FAA and other agencies.
	www.apa.org /ppo/issues/sfedairmarsh.html (1428 words)

	Air marshals file fake terrorist surveillance reports - Homeland Stupidity
		Some federal air marshals are fabricating reports of suspicious activity on innocent people in order to meet a quota, causing them to be listed on terrorist watch lists, according to several marshals.
		The reports, known as Surveillance Detection Reports, are supposed to be filed whenever an air marshal sees suspicious activity which may indicate a terrorist conducting surveillance of potential targets.
		But a quota of one report per month, without which air marshals might not receive raises, promotions or choice assignments, is leading some of them to report completely innocuous activities of completely innocent people.
	www.homelandstupidity.us /2006/07/25/air-marshals-file-fake-terrorist-surveillance-reports (834 words)

	Air marshals' secrecy ruined by dress code - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - July 09, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Marshals, they say, must follow a strict dress code and military grooming that is enforced by the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS).
		Marshals have nicknamed their neckties the "hangman's noose" because they say it allows an attacker from behind to incapacitate them.
		A federal air marshal who spoke on the condition of anonymity called the dress code "ridiculous." Managers wait for marshals to deplane to check whether they are cleanshaven and wearing proper attire.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040709-121013-3063r.htm (686 words)

	WomensWallStreet.Com - Columns
		Those are the haunting words of a Federal Air Marshal (FAM) with whom I recently spoke, a man just back from a five-day tour of duty as part of a team evacuating victims of Hurricane Katrina out of New Orleans via the Louis Armstrong International Airport.
		FAMs were among the first law enforcement officers on the scene, tasked with a nearly impossible job: restore order at an airport where thousands were trying desperately to evacuate.
		One FAM in particular, a man with whom I have been in contact with many times in the past year (and who must remain anonymous because FAMs aren't allowed to talk to the press), shared his story with me.
	www.womenswallstreet.com /columns/column.aspx?aid=964&p=1 (556 words)

	Planck's Constant: AIR MARSHALS SAY PASSENGER OVERREACTED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		July 22, 2004 – Undercover federal air marshals on board a June 29 Northwest airlines flight from Detroit to LAX identified themselves after a passenger, “overreacted,” to a group of middle-eastern men on board, federal officials and sources have told KFI NEWS.
		The source said the air marshals on the flight were partially concerned Jacobsen’s actions could have been an effort by terrorists or attackers to create a disturbance on the plane to force the agents to identify themselves.
		Air marshals’ only tactical advantage on a flight is their anonymity, the source said, and Jacobsen could have put the entire flight in danger.
	plancksconstant.org /blog1/2006/08/air_marshals_say_pas.html (847 words)

	Air marshals kill man claiming to have bomb in Miami - Homeland Stupidity
		Federal air marshals shot and killed Rigoberto Alpizar, 44, a U.S. citizen, today at Miami International Airport, after he claimed to have a bomb in his bag and ran off the aircraft with the bag.
		The marshals went after him and ordered him to get down on the ground, but he did not comply and was shot when he apparently reached into the bag, Doyle said.
		Air marshals deployed nationwide to determine if anything was happening in other airports, but found it was an isolated incident.
	www.homelandstupidity.us /2005/12/07/air-marshals-kill-man-claiming-to-have-bomb-in-miami (612 words)

	.:: The Montana Standard ::.
		It was the first time since security was tightened after the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings that air marshals had used their firearms, said other marshals who requested anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the press.
		It is a shift that the air marshals have opposed.
		After the incident, Bauer said, air marshals were sent to airports throughout the United States in case the bomb threat was part of a coordinated action.
	www.mtstandard.com /articles/2005/12/08/newsnationworld_top/newsnationworld_top.txt (867 words)

	State: Air marshals kill man in Miami jetway
		Two air marshals on board chased the man into the jetway then shot and killed him, making it the first time that air marshals have fired on an airline passenger in the United States.
		Air traffic continued as usual by midafternoon, although a barrage of television news satellite trucks caused traffic jams at the busy airport.
		Air marshals are different from the U.S. Marshals Service, which normally transports federal prisoners.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/12/08/State/Air_marshals_kill_man.shtml (854 words)

	Federal Air Marshals
		The indicators are that at least two thousand air marshals have left the service in the past three years, and several hundred more are believed to be leaving, returning to the Border Patrol.
		Air Marshal training is static rather than dynamic and the stress conditions (long boring hours; screaming/yelling in a panicked cabin, etc) under which air marshals may be called into service are not in any way approximated during training.
		Leaders of the air marshals would seek, listen to, and act upon the recommendations of the operational air marshals/field agents.
	www.nbpc.net /news/headlines/assume_position.htm (1307 words)

	Federal Air Marshals Program- Past And Present
		Current events regarding the air marshal program will be discussed to include airport compliance for the installation of explosive-detection system baggage monitors by the end of the year.
		Marshals, Past and Present When we hear the word “Marshall” we tend to think of the Wild West when America\'s frontier was stretching to the Pacific and Law and Order was the fastest gun in town.
		It comes as a surprise to many to find the United States Marshals and their deputies are alive and flourishing in the 20th century.
	www.radessays.com /viewpaper/86948/Fairytale.html (254 words)

	CNN.com - White House backs air marshals' actions - Dec 9, 2005
		"Air marshals receive extensive training, some of the most extensive of any law enforcement agency, and we are very appreciative for all that our air marshals are doing to protect the American people," McClellan said.
		The two marshals who fired at Alpizar were placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation, the air marshal service said.
		It was the first time a federal air marshal fired a weapon at someone since the program was bolstered after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/US/12/08/airplane.gunshot/index.html (992 words)

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