Federal Air Marshal Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Air_Marshal_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FAMS
gptkbp:authority federal law enforcement powers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director Tirrell Stevenson (as of 2023)
gptkbp:formed 1961
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Sky_Marshal_Program
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Springfield,_Virginia
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mission protect civil aviation from criminal and terrorist threats
gptkbp:motto Invisibly, We Protect
gptkbp:notableEvent increased hiring after September 11, 2001 attacks
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 3,000
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:responsibility protecting airports and transportation infrastructure
deploying armed federal agents on commercial flights
gptkbp:website https://www.tsa.gov/about/tsa-mission/federal-air-marshal-service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkb:Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Centers
gptkb:SIG_Sauer_P229
gptkb:SIG_Sauer_P229R
gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5