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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The pilot’s door has been reinforced and is locked, air marshals are frequently in attendance, and for all our irritation, the TSA screens millions of passengers each day.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Banners will start flying around four hours before kickoff and could continue into the games, depending on air marshals’ decisions in each location, said DNC deputy communications director Abhi Rahman.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2024
With an echo of Con Air, Wahlberg in the role of Daryl is at the controls of a plane transporting air marshal Madolyn, played by Michelle Dockery, and a fugitive (Topher Grace) headed to trial in New York City to testify against the Moretti crime family.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
The hijackers prepared for the operation in Afghanistan, where some learned to hijack planes and disarm air marshals.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Banners will start flying around four hours before kickoff and could continue into the games, depending on air marshals’ decisions in each location, said DNC deputy communications director Abhi Rahman.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2024
With an echo of Con Air, Wahlberg in the role of Daryl is at the controls of a plane transporting air marshal Madolyn, played by Michelle Dockery, and a fugitive (Topher Grace) headed to trial in New York City to testify against the Moretti crime family.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
The hijackers prepared for the operation in Afghanistan, where some learned to hijack planes and disarm air marshals.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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“Air marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20marshal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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