A plane carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an emergency over the Atlantic after its windshield cracked midflight, the Pentagon confirmed.
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: Secretary Hegseth’s plane has safely LANDED at RAF Mildenhall, a British Air Force Base, following an emergency being declared on board
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Per the Pentagon, the windshield cracked mid flight, so the pilot quickly dropped the plane to 10K feet.… https://t.co/VzFZDI5OqV pic.twitter.com/owbLyYhRgJ
The aircraft rapidly descended to 10,000 feet and landed safely at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. No injuries were reported.
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