The Maryland Department of the Environment found that Joint Base Andrews’s fuel system had leaked roughly 32,000 gallons of jet fuel from December 2025 to April into creeks that flow to the Potomac River.

MDE first began investigating the incident last month after personnel from the military installation noticed a fuel sheen in the Piscataway Creek. The spill has drawn heightened scrutiny because Joint Base Andrews is one of the nation’s most prominent military installations and home to Air Force One. 

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