Editing United States Marshals Service (section)

==Training and equipment==

===Training===
Marshals Service hiring is competitive and comparable to the selection process for Special Agent positions in agencies with similar duties. Typically fewer than five percent of qualified applicants are hired {{citation needed|date=August 2009}} and must possess at a minimum a four-year [[bachelor's degree]] or competitive work experience (which is usually three or more years at a local or state police department). While the USMS's hiring process is not entirely public, applicants must pass a written test, an oral board interview, an extensive background investigation, a medical examination and drug test, and multiple Fitness In Total (FIT) exams to be selected for training.<ref>{{cite web|title = U.S. Marshals Service|url = http://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/qualifications.html|website = www.usmarshals.gov|access-date = January 9, 2016|language = en-us|first = U.S. Marshals Service|last = (USMS)|archive-date = January 1, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101171205/http://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/qualifications.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Deputy U.S. Marshals complete a 18-week training program at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]] in [[Glynco, Georgia|Glynco]], Georgia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Training Academy |url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/deputy-us-marshals/training-academy |website=U.S. Marshals Service |access-date=25 March 2023 |date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111041653/https://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/deputy-us-marshals/training-academy |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Firearms and protective gear===
[[File:United States Marshals Service Tools.jpg|thumb|Equipment used by the USMS]]

The primary [[handgun]] for marshals is usually a [[Glock 22]]. Deputy Marshals may also carry a backup gun, but it must meet certain requirements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmarshals.gov/usmsforkids/week_wed.htm |title=U.S. Marshals Service for Students: A Week in the Life of a Deputy U.S. Marshal: Wednesday |publisher=United States Marshals Service |date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414020420/http://www.usmarshals.gov/usmsforkids/week_wed.htm|archive-date=14 April 2017|access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> Deputy Marshals are also equipped with body armor and collapsible batons for daily use, and ballistic shields, helmets, and protective goggles for serving high risk warrants.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Members of the U.S. Marshal SOG Teams are armed with The Staccato Model P 2011 pistols in 9mm Parabellum. They have both a full size with a red dot sight as well as a smaller, more concealable version for covert operations. In 2019, the SOG adopted the STI 2011, a 1911 platform of pistol that is modified for USMS SOG needs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2019/07/24/exclusive-u-s-marshals-special-operations-group-adopts-sti-2011-pistols|title=Exclusive: U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group Adopts STI 2011 Pistols|website=Guns.com|first=Chris|last=Eger|date=24 July 2019|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205102736/https://www.guns.com/news/2019/07/24/exclusive-u-s-marshals-special-operations-group-adopts-sti-2011-pistols|url-status=live}}</ref>

All marshals have a variety of AR-platform rifles, shotguns, and less-lethal options available for their use. Recently, the service has introduced a [[body-worn camera]] (BWC) program. Marshals are issued various body armor including a concealable vest, a tactical vest that accepts their soft-armor panels and rifle plates, as well as a rifle plate only carrier depending on their needs. Ballistic helmets and shields are also available.

===Surveillance airplanes===
The U.S. Marshals Service has planes registered under a [[front company]] named Early Detection Alarm Systems, which has an address of a [[UPS Store]] mailbox in [[Spring, Texas]]. This operation has been in place since at least 2007, and by 2014 were based in five airports across the country.<ref name="buzz_USFe"/><ref name="wsjtgt">{{Cite news |title=Americans' Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program |last=Barrett |first=Devlin |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-cellphones-targeted-in-secret-u-s-spy-program-1415917533 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200304190558/https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-cellphones-targeted-in-secret-u-s-spy-program-1415917533?mod=article_inline |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="wsjdefend">{{Cite news |title=U.S. Defends Marshals in Wake of Secret Cellphone Spying Report |last1=Barrett |first1=Devlin |last2=Nagesh |first2=Gautham |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-dept-defends-u-s-marshals-in-wake-of-secret-cellphone-spy-report-1415980141 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200626174530/https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-dept-defends-u-s-marshals-in-wake-of-secret-cellphone-spy-report-1415980141 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="docu_edas">{{Cite web |title=Marshals Plane Registration |author=Peter Aldhous |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] via documentcloud.org |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3902584-Marshals-Plane-Registration.html |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627044134/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3902584-Marshals-Plane-Registration.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The planes tend to fly in a tight circle; GPS/radio trackers, cameras, video recorder, and video transmitter installations are documented. It is also presumed to include an [[IMSI-catcher]] such as the [[Stingray phone tracker]] or the [[Dirtbox (cell phone)|Boeing DRTbox (Dirtbox)]], which are used by the Marshals' Technical Operations Group.<ref name="buzz_USFe">{{Cite web |title=US Federal Agents Flew A Secret Spy Plane To Hunt Drug Cartel Leaders In Mexico |author=Peter Aldhous |author2=Karla Zabludovsky |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=3 August 2017 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/us-marshals-spy-plane-over-mexico |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627070458/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/us-marshals-spy-plane-over-mexico |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="wsjtgt"/><ref name="wsjdefend"/><ref name="docu_Mars">{{Cite web |title=Marshals Plane Mexico |author=Peter Aldhous |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] via documentcloud.org |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3902581-Marshals-Plane-Mexico.html#document/p3/a365008 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624223756/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3902581-Marshals-Plane-Mexico.html#document/p3/a365008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

; Observed locations of U.S. Marshals planes:
* [[Mexico]] states of [[Sinaloa]] and [[Durango]] during April–May, July, and November 2017, including during the capture of a [[Sinaloa Cartel]] member in [[El Dorado, Sinaloa]] on May 1, 2017<ref name="buzz_USFe"/><ref name="wsjdress">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Marshals Service Personnel Dressed as Mexican Marines Pursue Cartel Bosses |last=Barrett |first=Devlin |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=21 November 2014 |access-date=26 June 2020 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-marshals-service-personnel-dressed-as-mexican-marines-pursue-drug-cartel-bosses-1416595305 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200620044414/https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-marshals-service-personnel-dressed-as-mexican-marines-pursue-drug-cartel-bosses-1416595305 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Guatemala]]<ref name="wsjdress"/>
* Carver Shores, Orlando, Florida, January 2017<ref name="buzz_USFe"/>