Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem discusses response efforts with Capt. Patrick Burkett, commander, Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region, outside Coast Guard Station Washington D.C., January 30, 2025. Sector Maryland - National Capital Region command center watchstanders received a report of a helicopter and a commercial passenger aircraft collision Wednesday evening in vicinity of the Ronald Reagan Airport. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)