Suspicious package sparks evacuations at Joint Base Andrews

A major military base received a "suspicious package" prompting two buildings to be evacuated and the quick dispatch of first responders, officials said.

A major military base received a "suspicious package" prompting two buildings to be evacuated and the quick dispatch of first responders, officials said Thursday.

Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the home of the a key U.S. Air Force site that is home to some 60,000 Airmen and their families said in a statement that “the building and connecting building were evacuated,” as a preacution and “a cordon was established around the area.”

“There was no ongoing threat and normal operations resumed,” the statement added.

Senior political figures, including President Donald Trump, routinely pass through the base when traveling abroad.

NBC News has contacted the Air Force for further information on the incident.