Reports of an active shooting situation had Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on lockdown and personnel were directed to shelter in place, but the lockdown's been lifted.

Curiously enough the base was scheduled to conduct an exercise on dealing with this type of situation; some outlets have reported someone called to report what they thought was an actual incident.

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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