Skip to content Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News Hegseth’s plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield on flight from Brussels to US BY ASSOCIATED PRESS OCTOBER 15, 2025 Share WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe, the Pentagon said. The plane landed “based on standard procedures,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X. After Hegseth left Brussels, open source flight trackers spotted his C-32 lose altitude and begin broadcasting an emergency signal. No members of the Pentagon press corps were traveling with Hegseth, as was regular practice under previous defense secretaries. Instead, Pentagon reporters were emptying their desks and cleaning out their workspaces after rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon. In February, an Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jim Risch, was similarly forced to return to Washington after an issue with the cockpit windshield. The incident occurred about 90 minutes after the flight took off from Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington. The C-32, a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial airplane, transports U.S. leaders, including the vice president, first lady and members of the Cabinet and Congress. (Copyright (c) 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) Around the Web Cardiologists: 1/2 Cup Before Bed Burns Belly Fat Like Crazy! Try This Recipe! HEALTH HEADLINES Here’s The Estimated Cost of a 1-day Walk-in Shower Upgrade HOMEBUDDY Puppy Refuses to Leave Railway Police Bursts Into Tears When They Discover Why BEACHRAIDER If a Cat Bites Their Owner Heres What It Really Means GLORIOUSA If You’re Over 65, Try This Instead of Gutter Cleaning (It’s Genius) LEAFFILTER PARTNER Try This Simple Hack to Remove Old Toilet Stains in Minutes SPLASH FOAM The One Wd40 Trick Everyone Should Know About NOVELODGE Coast Guard Intercepts Strange Blue Boat, Then Takes a Look Inside NOVELODGE Join our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox Email addressSubmit Trending 7WEATHER: Chilly breeze Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74 Obesity remains high in the US, but more states are showing progress, a new report finds Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time Trump says he’ll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House WHDH TV 7NEWS WLVI TV CW56 Sunbeam Television Corp 7 Bulfinch Place Boston, MA 02114 News Tips: (800) 280-TIPS Tell Hank: (855) 247-HANK Join us Mobile Apps News Tips WHDH TV Listings CW56 TV Listing Community Calendar Channel 7 Foundation Advertise With Us Contact Us Internships Employment Opportunities Privacy Policy Terms of Service Children’s Programming Closed Captioning Concerns EEO Public File WHDH FCC Public File WLVI FCC Public File All content © Copyright 2000 – 2025 WHDH-TV. WHDH broadcast educational and informational programming for children, and file quarterly reports with the FCC detailing the station’s outreach to children. The public may view the reports by going to WHDH.com and clicking on “FCC Public File”, or by visiting the FCC’s website at FCC.org. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.