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Suspicious Package With White Powder Sickens Personnel at Joint Base Andrews

Investigators are testing the substance following preliminary screens showing no immediate hazard.

459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotankers conduct an elephant walk during an alert exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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A suspicious package was delivered at the Joint Base Andrews.
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Overview

  • The package was opened in a building that houses the Air National Guard Readiness Center, prompting an evacuation and a security cordon.
  • Several people who felt ill were taken to the on-base Malcolm Grove Medical Center for evaluation.
  • Base first responders found no immediate threats and transferred the scene to the Office of Special Investigations.
  • A HAZMAT team’s initial field test did not detect a hazardous substance, and the team left Thursday evening.
  • The affected room remains closed as investigators analyze the powder and review political propaganda included in the package, with operations monitored given the base’s VIP transit role.