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Transportation Security Administration Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service
The badge of the Federal Air Marshal Service
The badge of the Federal Air Marshal Service
Common nameFederal Air Marshal Service
AbbreviationOLE/FAMS or FAMS
MottoInvisus, Inauditus, Impavidus
(English: "Unseen, Unheard, Unafraid")
Agency overview
Formed1961
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
United States
Operations jurisdictionUnited States
Legal jurisdictionTransportation systems
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.
  • Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
Federal Air Marshals3,000 (estimated) [1][2]
Parent agency executive responsible
  • David Pekoske, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Agency executive
  • Roderick Allison, Assistant Administrator/Director
Parent agencyTransportation Security Administration
Programs
Divisions
List
  • Office of the Director
  • Business Management Office
  • Field Operations Division
  • Flight Operations Division
  • Security Services and Assessments Division
The exact number of Federal Air Marshals is considered sensitive security information by TSA.[2]
  1. ^ Nixon, Ron (April 25, 2018). "Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2018. It has since grown from about a dozen air marshals to a force that officials have said numbers about 3,000
  2. ^ a b "Survey of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Functions and Authorities" (PDF). GAO.gov. Government Accountability Office. December 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Excluded from the total is the number of Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Federal Air Marshals, which is Sensitive Security Information (SSI).