10 jul 2026
Hegseth says he’ll ‘fix’ suspensions of 8 helicopter pilots who buzzed July 4th beaches
For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to wade into an internal Army flight safety investigation late Thursday, tweeting support for eight AH-64 Apache pilots and crew who were suspended by thier unit earlier in the week after flying low passes over crowded July 4th beaches in South Carolina. “We’ll fix this,” Hegseth tweeted Thursday night, hours after local news reports emerged that the eight South Carolina National Guard pilots had been suspended.
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The flight suspensions for eight Apache helicopter pilots involved in a Fourth of July flyover in South Carolina have been lifted amid pressure from Republicans and the public, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Friday morning. “Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted.
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Suspension lifted for Apache helicopter pilots who buzzed beaches on July 4
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