AN S80 FLT ATTENDANT DISCOVERS 2 ARMED MEN ON BOARD AFTER LEVELOFF FROM DFW. SHE OBTAINED THE INFO FROM THE PAX LIST THAT IDENTED THE MEN AS POLICE OFFICERS. FORMS WERE THEN FILLED OUT AFTER PAX IDENT COMPLETED.

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PER FLT MANUAL PART 1; A COPY OF ARMED PAX FORM WAS REQUIRED BUT NOT FURNISHED TO CAPT BY AGENT BOARDING FLT. FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME ONCE WE REACHED CRUISE ALT THAT WE HAD 2 ARMED PAX ON BOARD. FLT ATTENDANT BECAME AWARE OF THE 2 ARMED PAX WHEN SHE REVIEWED THE MEAL LIST AND NOTICED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON 2 OF THE NAMES. I HAD FO CONTACT FLT DISPATCH TO INFORM THEM THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED OUR COPY OF ARMED PAX FORMS AND THE AGENT IN DFW HAD NOT INFORMED US THAT WE HAD 2 ARMED INDIVIDUALS ABOARD THE ACFT. FLT DISPATCH ADVISED US VIA ACARS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM CREDENTIALS FOR BOTH ARMED INDIVIDUALS. DISPATCHER ALSO INFORMED US HE PLANNED TO FILE A COMPANY REPORT ON THE EVENT AS WELL AS SAFETY DEBRIEF IT. FLT ATTENDANT FURNISHED ME WITH WHITE COPIES OF ARMED PAX FORM; WHICH WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM THE 2 ARMED INDIVIDUALS. THESE 2 OFFICERS WERE INDEED THE INDIVIDUALS CONFIRMED BY FLT DISPATCH. MY THANKS TO THE FLT ATTENDANT FOR CATCHING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTE ON THE MEAL LIST AND FOR DISCREETLY INFORMING EACH ARMED INDIVIDUAL OF THE OTHER AND HIS LOCATION. THE DFW AGENT RUSHED BOARDING AND NEGLECTED TO INFORM THE CREW OF THE ARMED PAX.