Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A plane carrying Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to the United States from a NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium had to make an unscheduled landing Wednesday afternoon in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield.
Sean Parnell, Assistant to the Defense Secretary for Public Affairs, Chief Pentagon Spokesman & Senior Advisor to posted on X that the plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth is safe.
What caused the windshield to crack is unclear.
Hegseth responded to Parnell's post on X saying "All good. Thank God. Continue mission!"
He was in Brussels for meetings with NATO defense ministers and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from a social media post by Assistant DOD Secretary for Public Affairs Sean Parnell and FOX News. This story was reported from Orlando.