The plane carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday due to a crack on its windshield.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell shared news of the scare in a post on X but emphasized that the Secretary and everyone onboard were safe.
“On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield,” Parnell wrote.
“The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” he added.
On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield. The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including…
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) October 15, 2025
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