Federal Air Marshal Service (USA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Air_Marshal_Service_(USA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FAMS
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Title_49_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director Tirrell Stevenson (as of 2024)
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Federal_Air_Marshal_Service_seal
gptkbp:formed 1961
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Sky_Marshal_Program
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Springfield,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Air Marshal Service (USA)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:mission protect civil aviation
gptkbp:motto Invisibly, We Protect
gptkbp:notableEvent expanded after September 11, 2001 attacks
gptkbp:notableFor counter-terrorism
undercover operations
armed security on commercial flights
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees classified
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:primaryUse protect passengers and crew on US commercial flights
gptkbp:website https://www.tsa.gov/about-tsa/federal-air-marshal-service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SIG_Sauer_P226
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5