Long before they ever set foot on an airplane, federal air marshals begin their intensive training not far from North Texas.

Federal air marshals are developing guidelines for a training program to help flight crews thwart a hijacker by using self-defense and other techniques, the nation's largest union of flight ...

Air marshals, who travel under cover and armed for the TSA, train to shoot terrorists in flight as one layer of security between buying a ticket and landing. But some critics say the program is ...

Dec. 8, 2005 — -- The air marshal who shot and killed a passenger who made a bomb threat reacted as trained, says a spokesman for the Federal Air Marshal Service. "This was a textbook ...

The Federal Air Marshal Service, a crucial yet often unnoticed branch of law enforcement, is intensifying its training efforts in Las Vegas to ensure the safety of millions of travelers during the ...

The Federal Air Marshal Service is tasked with protecting American travelers– chances are you could be sitting next to one your next flight and never know it.

Air marshal trainers and administrators, from left: John Townsend, Tracey Thompson, Michael LaFrance, Martin Haibach and Regina Boateng pose for a photo behind the TSA training center in Atlantic ...

Working for a federal agency shrouded in mystery, Esther Fausett shared what she could about her career in in-flight law enforcement.

My partners could barely stay awake. Federal air marshals perform tactical training inside a retired Lockheed L-1011 wide-body plane. AP ...

After the 9/11 attacks, the federal government assembled a small army of undercover air marshals to protect U.S. flights and prevent similar hijackings.