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air marshal
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air marshal
n.
A security officer who travels undercover on a commercial airliner to prevent hijacking.

air marshal
n
1. (Military) a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a vice admiral in the Royal Navy
2. (Military) a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the highest rank
3. (Military) a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank when chief of defence forces
4. a person employed to travel as an armed guard on commercial flights to protect against hijacking
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Noun1.air marshalair marshal - a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
marshal, marshall - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law


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Thanks to a quota system imposed on federal air marshals working in that city, you're taking a gamble on being added to a federal watch list.
One is that there are fewer than 2,500 air marshals, and there are only 6,000 pilots who have been trained to carry guns.
Denver's ABC affiliate KMGH reported in late July that federal air marshals are required to fill out at least one "surveillance detection report" of unusual passenger behavior a month, or else "there's no raise, no bonus, no awards, and no special assignments.
 
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