What exactly is an air marshal, and what are they trained to do on a flight?
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When I was an airline pilot we were told air marshals were there to prevent terrorism and attempted cockpit breaching. Nothing more. Crazy passenger? Air Marshall stays seated and quiet in case it’s a diversion tactic. Medical emergency? Same thing. Not their job and might be a diversion tactic to identify law enforcement on board. It’s been a while but I don’t think they had to announce to us they were on board. I have no idea if the flight attendants or gate agents knew or not.
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