An armed particular person has been reported close to base housing. Stay away from base housing. Initiate Lockdown Procedures.
Joint Base Andrews, situated in Maryland, on the outskirts of Washington DC, that homes US authorities plane fleet, together with the presidential Air Force One, has been put into lockdown at this time after an ‘active shooter’ was reported close to the set up’s housing items.
According to the Joint Base Andrews’ Facebook publish, “an armed individual has been reported near base housing. Stay away from base housing. Initiate Lockdown Procedures. Individual is a white male, wearing a purple sweatshirt, black shorts, carrying a AR-15 style rifle with no orange tip.”
It was not instantly recognized whether or not there have been any casualties on the base.
Shortly after asserting the lockdown, Joint Base Andrews urged most people to name 911 ‘if you see any people out moving.’
The base’s Military Police, in addition to foot and cell safety patrols are persevering with the seek for the suspect, JBA added in its assertion.
Joint Base Andrews (JBA) is a United States army facility situated in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The facility is underneath the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington had been merged.
The base is known as for Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884–1943), former Commanding General of United States Armed Forces within the European Theater of Operations throughout World War II.
The base is extensively recognized for serving as the house base of two Boeing VC-25 plane which have the decision signal Air Force One whereas the President of the United States is on board.
The host at Andrews is the 316th Wing, assigned to the Air Force District of Washington, which can be headquartered at Andrews.
The 316th Wing is answerable for sustaining emergency response rotary-wing airlift and different National Capital Region contingency response capabilities vital to nationwide safety, and for organizing, coaching, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs).
Three different wings at Andrews are the reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard’s 113th Wing and lively obligation 89th Airlift Wing.
