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• David Shepardson
A U.S. Coast Guard-operated Gulfstream V carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and 13 others safely diverted to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after its right engine failed. The aircraft was conducting a border patrol mission; no injuries were reported.
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A U.S. Coast Guard-operated Gulfstream V carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and 13 others safely diverted to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after its right engine failed. The aircraft was conducting a border patrol mission; no injuries were reported.
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