They wanted to move it to Hegsett’s office: a historic globe was broken in the Pentagon

A staff member for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth damaged a historic globe believed to have been used by General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II. The artifact was dropped while trying to move it to the Pentagon chief’s office.

This is reported by The Washington Post.

The Pentagon keeps two globes with a diameter of about 76 centimeters, which were made in the 1930s. According to the publication, Hegset became interested in one of them, after which his staff decided to move the artifact to the minister’s office.

Usually, such items are moved under the supervision of specialists. However, this time, the Hegset team decided to handle it on their own.

During the transfer, employees dropped the globe. The fall in the Antarctic region left a hole in it, and the sphere itself became detached from the metal mount that allowed it to rotate.

The US Army confirmed that the incident occurred on February 3. The damaged globe never made it to Hegseth’s office.

As journalists found out, the employees initially planned to seek help from experts from the US Army Center for Military History. However, due to the partial suspension of government work, the experts were temporarily unavailable.

Without waiting for their return, the minister’s team decided to act independently. One of the sources of the publication suggested that the reason for the rush could be simple impatience. Moreover, the shutdown ended on the same day that the employees damaged the globe.

After the publication of the material, the Pentagon confirmed the incident.

“Accidents happen. We are grateful that no one was injured and the globe is currently being repaired,” a US Department of Defense spokesman said.

How much the restoration will cost and when it will be completed is not yet known.

Journalists were also unable to determine whether Hegset personally ordered the globe to be moved or whether one of his employees made the decision.