Airport: Military jet slides off runway during training
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials say a military jet slid off a runway at a Virginia airport during training exercises, but no injuries have been reported.
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport spokeswoman Jessica Wharton said Friday that the aircraft based at nearby Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton was training at the civilian airport. She said it's unclear what happened, but weather doesn't appear to be a factor.
The base said in a statement that no one was injured in "an aircraft landing incident" involving a U.S. Airforce T-38 Talon, a trainer jet. The base says that a board of officers will investigate.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wharton said the airport is temporarily closed because the jet came to rest near the intersection of two runways. She said one or two commercial flights will be affected.