San Francisco Field Office

Federal Air Marshal Service San Francisco Field Office

Course: Law Enforcement In-Flight Tactical Familiarization Prerequisite: Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed course. Please reference the below link: http://www.tsa.gov/about-tsa/law-enforcement-officers-flying-armed Date: February 16, 2018

Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: San Francisco Field Office

POC: Stephanie Metzger – Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC)

Who Should Attend: This course is offered solely to Federal, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement partners, who have authority and a demonstrated operational need to fly armed. Please specify in your memo that you have a need to fly armed and you have successfully completed the TSA online Flying Armed Class. (Availability is limited) Application Process: Submit an emailed, signed memorandum to the email listed below from your ASAC/Lieutenant or above requesting the training slot to: [email protected]

Course Description: Law Enforcement In-Flight Tactical Familiarization course is designed to provide, an overview of regulations pertaining to flying armed and security incidents that may be encountered on board an aircraft including:

 Regulations pertaining to flying armed, procedures for carriage of prisoners, weapon handling in an aircraft environment,

 Responses to in-flight incidents, including acts of air piracy or crimes of violence; tactical considerations in the aircraft; working with Federal Air Marshals and flight crews; aircraft configurations and vital aircraft systems; the role of the Federal Flight Deck Officer; and handling improvised explosive devices (IED) while in-flight. Course Objectives: Given an act of air piracy or crime of violence on board an aircraft, students will be familiar with law enforcement response options to address the incident in accordance with their training, abilities, authority and respective agency policies and procedures.