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>> henry who spent ten years in the service said he observed a decline in training that could contribute to mistakes. >> they need additional training. >> oddly, three of the apparent mishaps happened during firearms training. they exploded and one staff member was struck in the face by flying debris. problems are nothing new to the air marshall service. as cnn has reported, agents have continually complained about low morale, low staffing, grueling hours. a sleep study shows 75% of domestic air marshalls were flying while sleep deficient. that lack of sleep puts them at greater incidents of s...

Marshals is classified. former air marshals say any mishap is unacceptable, because their agents operate at 34,000 feet. >> there's no backup. you have got to take care of business. you gotta do it very quickly and efficiently. >> reporter: henry preston says he on servbserved a decline in s practice, inconsistencies that could contribute to mistakes. >> they need training. there's no doubt about it. >> reporter: three of the apparent mishaps occurred during firearms training. in one case, an instructor allegedly threw training bullets into an open flame. they exploded and one staff member was...

Business. and you gotta do it very quickly and efficiently. >> henry preston, who spent ten years in the service, says he observed a decline in weapons training and practice year by year. inconsistencies he said, that could contribute to mistakes. >> they need additional training. no doubt about it. >> oddly, three of the apparent mishaps occurred during firearms training. in one case, an instructor allegedly threw training bullets into an open flame. they exploded, and one staff member was struck in the face by flying debris. problems are nothing new to the controversial air marshal service. ...

Apnea was reportedly a contributive factor in that crash, the national transportation safety board has not issued an official ruling. the director of the ntsb tells us that they have been pushing for required testing for years, but because there is not yet a federal regulation, many do not test for the condition. >> that does not exist in the railroad. it is just hearing and vision. it is a discrepancy that has existed for a long period of time, and it is something we are looking to get fixed. >> sleep apnea specialists say treatment is relatively easy with the use of cpap masks for users so t...

Proper amount of sleep. the point david made, you get this hormone grellen in your brain, you're hungry, craving things. you're not happy until you nosh. >> is there a vitamin supplement? >> that's a good point. we've spoken of melatonin. certainly that's fine. but i want to go back to what marc was talking about. we've spoken of sleep apnea, patient whoz are obese it can work both ways. if you're obese you may be waking up because you have too much fat around your neck and you'll be grasping for oxygen. >> you go for a sleep study. there are centers where you go for sleep studies. they see yo...