Coast Guard jet carrying DHS chief makes emergency landing

A U.S. Coast Guard jet with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin aboard made an emergency landing near Washington, D.C., after pilots reported an engine failure.

Coast Guard jet carrying DHS chief makes emergency landing

TL;DR

  • A U.S. Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin experienced an engine failure.
  • The aircraft made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
  • Secretary Mullin praised the pilots for their professionalism during the single-engine landing.
  • The jet was a C-37A model, used for transporting senior government officials.
  • The article also references a previous air traffic control miscommunication involving Marine One and a passenger jet at the same airport.