air marshal
noun
1
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a lieutenant general in the army
2
: an armed federal officer in plain clothes who is assigned to prevent skyjackings : sky marshal
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Four federal air marshals with the Department of Homeland Security, who were working a security assignment nearby, witnessed the confrontation and rushed in to assist, according to police.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Nearby, four Department of Homeland Security federal air marshals were working a security assignment and witnessed the incident.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
In exceptionally rare cases, airlines can also bump passengers to accommodate federal air marshals or FAA inspectors, whom they’re required by law to carry on request.
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
McCarthy will presumably bring air marshal Ben Falcone.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Nearby, four Department of Homeland Security federal air marshals were working a security assignment and witnessed the incident.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
In exceptionally rare cases, airlines can also bump passengers to accommodate federal air marshals or FAA inspectors, whom they’re required by law to carry on request.
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
McCarthy will presumably bring air marshal Ben Falcone.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Air marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20marshal. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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