On Sunday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth channeled his inner Maverick and took a ride into the danger zone…
Hegseth paid a visit to the Navy’s elite TOPGUN program in Nevada, where he actually rode along on a F-18 Super Hornet demonstration flight with instructor Lt. Cmdr. Dillon ‘Bodacious’ Hamrick.
The Department of War just shared the cockpit footage from that flight, and it is absolutely awesome to watch.
See for yourself:
YOUR SECRETARY OF WAR. https://t.co/5pYpbW3qgZ pic.twitter.com/7TVMoWfAXv
— DOW Rapid Response (@DOWResponse) October 22, 2025
Hegseth brought the extended cut:
EXTENDED VERSION: The Chairman and I felt the need for speed with TOPGUN at Naval Air Station Fallon. Incredible Americans! pic.twitter.com/i6O1tjnRyW
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 22, 2025
Talk about a morale boost…
That’s our Secretary of War!
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