Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say

A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing sits on the flight line at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 3, 2025. Senior Airman Alexcia Givens/459th Air Refueling Wing

A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused multiple people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN has learned.

A statement from Joint Base Andrews, which is located outside Washington, DC, said that a building on the base was evacuated after an individual “opened a suspicious package.”

“As a precaution, the building and connecting building were evacuated, and a cordon was established around the area,” the statement said. “Joint Base Andrews first responders were dispatched to the scene, determined there were no immediate threats, and have