A plane with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth onboard made an “unscheduled landing” in the United Kingdom on Wednesday due to a crack in the windshield, the Pentagon confirmed.

In a post on X, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell explained that as the plane was making its way back to the United States, after Hegseth had attended the NATO Defense Ministers meeting, the plane made the unscheduled landing. Parnell added that “everyone onboard” was safe, including Hegseth.

“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 said. “The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe.

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