Kid Rock takes ride on Army Apache with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and musician Kid Rock took a ride in a U.S. Army Apache helicopter with Army pilots, Hegseth said Monday. The flight came less than a month after a previous Apache incident that sparked criticism of aircraft use. The trip matters because it highlights civilian access to military aircraft and prompts questions about protocols and defense resource use.

Chad Loder

@chadloder.bsky.social

Robert James Ritchie aka Kid Rock is 55 years old. His career peaked in 1998 – that was 28 years ago. The average age of enlisted service members is 27.

2942h ago

Chad Loder161

None of these service members knows who the fuck Kid Rock is, or was. The equivalent in 1998 would be like bringing in Norman Greenbaum to address the troops

Fullback Body3

Tommy Lee whooping his ass at the VMAs should've been the end and yet

AltStateGov

@altstategov.altgov.info

"Fresh out of one scandal involving an AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship, Kid Rock has allegedly been treated to a personal joyride from the 'secretary of war' himself."

728h ago

AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲22

The CPFH (Cost Per Flight Hour) for an Apache ~$5k. That's about 5 months of SNAP benefits for a hungry family - per hour of joy riding for the lulz.

Peregrinamom (La Jefa now)9

How much did it cost us? Sheesh!

dot1031.bsky.social6

“It’s not clear whether the alleged ‘incentive flight’ on two AH-64 Apache gunships were funded by American taxpayers” Well who else would pay for it?

tootall4.bsky.social4

Hmmmm wouldn’t DOGE have something to say about waste, fraud and abuse?

philrv.bsky.social3

"incentive" for what? And why do we have to rely on a UK media source to tell us about this? Not a beef with The Independent by any means...

jayjohns69.bsky.social2

It's a disgrace for someone who has never served or even planned to serve to get that free ride Some freshman in High School might have been inspired to enlist with a free chopper ride

Drop Site

@dropsitenews.com

Secretary Hegseth took Kid Rock on an “incentive flight” — a joy ride — on an Apache helicopter today at Ft Belvoir

4911h ago

Deirdre [REDACTED]7

I didn't approve my tax dollars to be spent like this.

Brad Jones2

9 year old boys living out their fantasies on taxpayer money while we are at war with another capable country.

Brian Floyd

@brianmfloyd.bsky.social

a fun thing you can do by knowing how to track flights is easily verify that yes kid rock did fly from nashville to fort belvoir to take a joyride in an apache helicopter

589h ago

AltBiker

@altbiker.altgov.info

242,000 federal employees lost their jobs so Kid Rock could joy ride in an Apache helicopter and Trump could build his ridiculous ballroom.

342h ago

TrumpsTaxes

@trumpstaxes.com

Your tax dollars at work - and your military personnel and equipment jeopardized - so that Kid Rock can fly around in an Apache helicopter.

2011h ago

Patrick Stokes

@patrickstokes.com

When you are the government of the country that produces most of the world's global celebrities and yet every time you want a photo op you have to go back to Kid Rock, you might be in trouble.

242h ago

Patrick Stokes4

The only reason you put Kid Rock in an Apache is you tried to put Tom Cruise in an F-22 and he said no.

Sarah Burris

@sarahburris.bsky.social

When Ryan Zinke did this he was fired. When Tom Price used taxpayer $$$ to take private jets all over hell and half-of-Georiga.. he was also forced out. Now it's just business as usual Kid Rock scores ride in Apache helicopter with Trump defense chief: Army sources www.alternet.org/kid-rock-hel...

1311h ago

OldManLefty

@jonbandit.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth took Kid Rock on a joyride in an Apache helicopter this morning using taxpayer dollars.. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

97h ago

mandi04.bsky.social4

😡 I hate this worthless administration

HeavenlyBlue3

Oh man, all that loser energy really owned us libs today! Nothing like getting your first DUI in an Apache helicopter.

Toke Salad Annie2

Can we sue both asses for our money back??

Roadrunner33

@roadrunner33.bsky.social

Kid Rock gets a joy ride in an Apache helicopter?? If it were a Biden or Obama administration Republicans would be calling for impeachment immediately Yet we hear crickets 🦗

109h ago

Voice4Justice

@voices4justice.bsky.social

O U T R A G O U S‼️ WTF Was Kid Rock Doing on an Apache Helicopter With Pete Hegseth? A new report says the defense secretary and the musician took a joyride, using taxpayer money of course. newrepublic.com/post/209569/...

44h ago

The_Lady_Red

@theladyred.bsky.social

... The Secretary of Defense, who calls himself the Secretary of War, treated his friend Kid Rock to a joyride in an Apache helicopter at Fort Belvoir, VA. That's what Hegseth did today in the middle of an ongoing war, where a 3rd aircraft carrier just arrived open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...

There is also a war going on. Peace talks have stalled or ended completely. We
don't know, because we are not being
informed by the White House. At a time when 13 American lives have been lost and more than 400 soldiers, sailors, and
Marines have been wounded and lives are still in danger in the Middle East because the war has not ended, The Secretary of Defense, who calls himself the Secretary of War, treated his friend Kid Rock to a joyride in an Apache helicopter at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Apache helicopters have only two seats, for the pilot and co-pilot, but Hegseth and Kid Rock were given rides in the co-pilots' seats in two helicopters, apparently so they could go up on their joyrides at the same time and talk to each other through their helmet communications headsets.
That's what Hegseth did today in the middle of an ongoing war, where a third aircraft carrier just arrived on station in the Arabian Sea. Pentagon figures show that it costs between $5,000 and $5,500 an hour to operate an Apache helicopter. The Pentagon puts a figure of $12,651 per hour as a "reimbursement" figure if the Apache helicopter is used for non-governmental purposes. For each hour of flight, an Apache requires 35 hours of ground maintenance, which the Pentagon puts at $6,000 per hour, not including what they call "fuel and armament."
The last time I checked, Kid Rock was not a government employee, but who knows? Maybe Hegseth appointed him Secretary of the Navy. He needs a new one.

87h ago

Fascinating News 🇺🇸

@fascinating-us.bsky.social

Hegseth and Kid Rock went ‘for a ride’ with Army helicopter pilots weeks after previous Apache incident sparked criticism https://fascinating.news/r/BOm3UR8C

33h ago

Sharon Carbine

@sharoncarbine.bsky.social

Blatant Trump Regime corrupt & government waste! Two-bit has-been "Kid Rock joins [Pete] Hegseth on Army helicopter ride after fly-by controversy." thehill.com/policy/defen... Unqualified DoD Secretary Hegseth should be FIRED! Hegseth is an alcoholic rapist & serial killer who is destroying DoD!

34h ago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly

@rtodkelly.bsky.social

Occurring to me that taking Kid Rock out to have helicopter rides just like big kids and presumably high five him afterwards might be the one thing Pete Hegseth is actually qualified to do in this job.

711h ago

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fascinating.newsHegseth and Kid Rock went ‘for a ride’ with Army helicopter pilots weeks after previous Apache incident sparked criticism newrepublic.comWTF Was Kid Rock Doing on an Apache Helicopter With Pete Hegseth?

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