Military jet makes emergency landing at Bush IAH

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An Air Force plane made an emergency landing at Bush IAH this afternoon because of smoke in the cockpit.

We're told four soldiers were on the DC-10 when it landed at the big airport. They exited on the emergency chute.

The Houston firefighters and HazMat team members got on board. The incident was quickly tapped out, according to HFD.

At this point, we don't know where the flight originated from or where it was going.

We're following the latest on this breaking story and will post any new information as we get it.