Pete Hegseth had his very own flightmare when his government plane was forced to U-turn over the Atlantic

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, part of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence Summit at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 15, 2025
Pete Hegseth was in Brussels for a NATO summit on Wednesday.

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The Pentagon's second-in-command didn't know Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized when she took over his duties

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.

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