Joint Base Andrews was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after a report of an active shooter.

The notice was posted shortly after 9 a.m. ET.

All personnel were directed to shelter in place.

There was a planned active shooter drill today, but the base said on Twitter that reports of a real-world active shooter came in during the drill, prompting the alert.

An all clear was given to base personnel around 10:40 a.m. ET.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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