On its way back to Washington, an US Air Force Boeing C-32 has declared an emergency.
A flight, with callsign SAM153, carrying U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has been forced to declare an emergency after a depressurization issue mid-flight, according to reports from multiple sources.
The Boeing C-32A, a military version of the Boeing 757, was en route from Brussels, Belgium, where Hegseth had been attending NATO meetings when the crew declared an emergency while starting to cross Atlantic.
The aircraft, which serves as a transport for senior U.S. military and government officials, was about 30 minutes into its flight when the depressurization issue was detected. The Boeing aircraft descended to 10,000 feet.
UPDATE #1
The crew of the Boeing C-32A made the decision to divert the flight to RAF Mildenhall, a U.S. Air Force base in the United Kingdom. RAF Mildenhall serves as a critical hub for U.S. military aviation in Europe.
UPDATE #2 (19:10 BST)
SAM153 has landed on runway 10.
UPDATE #3
A crack appeared in the cockpit windshield, according to a statement from the Pentagon.
