Hegseth again intervenes in disciplinary action taken for Apache helicopter flyover
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The suspensions of eight Apache pilots who flew low over the South Carolina coast on July Fourth were lifted Friday, according to the South Carolina National Guard, just hours after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly called for the reversal.
The Apache attack helicopters were flying in South Carolina's annual "Salute from the Shore" event -- which flies from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Beaufort, North Carolina, along the coast on the Fourth of July -- when video footage posted online appeared to show the pilots flying low over a crowded coastline. The pilots are members of the South Carolina National Guard’s Alpha 1-151 Attack Battalion.
The eight pilots involved were temporarily suspended shortly after the flight, Maj. Lisa Allen, a spokesperson for the South Carolina National Guard, confirmed on Thursday to ABC affiliate WPDE in Florence, South Carolina. What prompted the suspension is unclear.
The Guard clarified in a Thursday press release that the action was a "routine administrative measure whenever a flight profile is under review" and that the soldiers were still taking part in "regular daily duties in a non-flying capacity" -- emphasizing in a post on X that it was "not a disciplinary action." Allen confirmed on Friday that the review was now complete. Low-altitude flying carries inherent risks, including the potential for debris to scatter on the ground and less time for pilots to respond to emergencies.
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