U.S. Army Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) speaks to reporters at NATO Headquarters ahead of the NATO Defense Ministers Summit in Brussels on October 15, 2025. Nicholas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
The plane carrying Army Secretary Pete Hegseth suffered a crack in its windshield and was forced to make an emergency landing at a joint British-American air base in Britain.
The director was returning to the United States from Brussels at the time of the incident. He was attending a NATO meeting with allies to discuss whether they are meeting their financial commitments and support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
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