TSA to resume self-defense training for flight crew members

The Transportation Security Administration will resume crew member self-defense training in early July.

The Transportation Security Administration will resume crew member self-defense training in early July. The program was previously paused due to the pandemic and its restart comes amid an increase in unruly passenger incidents on flights. "Through this training program, TSA's Federal Air Marshals are able to impart their specialized expertise in defending against and deescalating an attack while in an aircraft environment," Darby LaJoye, senior official performing the duties of the TSA administrator, said in a press release. The voluntary training provides flight crew members with techniques "for responding against an attacker in a commercial passenger or cargo aircraft," including self-defense measures and ways to identify and deter potential threats.