Hegseth Plane Forced to Land After Reporting Cracked Windshield

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing in the UK after suffering a cracked windshield, according to the Pentagon.

Hegseth was heading back to the US from Belgium when the incident occurred off southern Ireland. The plane reported the 7700 code, indicating a general emergency, lowered its altitude to 10,000 feet and landed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, according to data on Flightaware.com.

Hegseth was returning home after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.

“The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Pentagon spokesman Sean ...