Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference at the Pentagon on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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Hegseth and Caine speak about fatal US plane crash in Iraq

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a news briefing at the Pentagon on Friday, where they commented on the four US service members who died after a refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane involved in the incident landed safely.

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