Obama Orders Air Marshal Surge by Feb. 1: 'Race Against Time'

President Barack Obama has ordered a "surge" of federal air marshals to be in place by Feb.1 in what officials said was a "race against time," with other suicide bombers believed to be in the terrorist pipeline, although there is no specific imminent threat, federal officials told ABC News.

A Federal Air Marshal is seen training in this undated Department of Homeland Security photo....
A Federal Air Marshal is seen training in this undated Department of Homeland Security photo. President Obama has authorized the augmentation of the Federal Air Marshal Service from other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. ALL international flights will have Air Marshals on board.
(Department of Homeland Security)Under a preliminary plan, the officials said the already existing federal air marshal force of more than 3,200 personnel would be deployed almost exclusively to overseas flights flown by U.S. carriers.

Domestic high-risk flights will be covered by agents from other federal law enforcement agencies who were trained as air marshals in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacksA Federal Air Marshal is seen training in this undated Department of Homeland Security photo....
A Federal Air Marshal is seen training in this undated Department of Homeland Security photo. President Obama has authorized the augmentation of the Federal Air Marshal Service from other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. ALL international flights will have Air Marshals on board.
(Department of Homeland Security)

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