{"id":61287,"date":"2026-03-30T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rocks-video-of-u-s-army-helicopter-flyby-sparks-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:56:42","slug":"kid-rocks-video-of-u-s-army-helicopter-flyby-sparks-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rocks-video-of-u-s-army-helicopter-flyby-sparks-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock&#8217;s Video of U.S. Army Helicopter Flyby Sparks Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/army\/\" id=\"auto-tag_army\" data-tag=\"army\">Army<\/a> raised its maximum age for enlistment to 42, which means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kid-rock\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kid-rock\" data-tag=\"kid-rock\">Kid Rock<\/a>, 55, still can\u2019t join up. But that didn\u2019t stop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kid-rock-republican-mouthpiece-trump-maga-bff-1235019530\/\">MAGA mouthpiece<\/a> from playing military man this past weekend in Nashville when he posted a video of himself saluting a pair of U.S. Army attack helicopters that, for reasons unknown, were hovering over his home in Whites Creek, Tennessee, a rural area about 11 miles outside of downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a video shared to Rock\u2019s Instagram, the singer can be seen clapping for the two Apache helicopters from the pool deck of his home \u2014\u00a0a replica of the White House that he\u2019s dubbed \u201cThe Southern White House.\u201d A miniature State of Liberty watches over the pool. (Note: the real White House does not have a Statue of Liberty replica, yet.) \u201cThis is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know,\u201d Rock captioned the video, a dig at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/jimmy-kimmel-gavin-newsom-donald-trump-fifa-peace-prize-1235524723\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>. \u201cGod Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRock\u2019s caption suggests that someone is paying respect somewhere: The pilots to the rapper? The rocker to the military? Either way, the fly-by stunt sparked a slew of comments online asking if the drop-in was approved, by whom, and if it cost taxpayer dollars. Now, the U.S. Army is investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a statement to Nashville news channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/news\/newschannel-5-investigates\/u-s-army-opens-investigation-into-attack-helicopter-activities-at-kid-rocks-home-no-kings-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WKRN<\/a>, a spokesperson for the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/charlie-daniels-hologram-america-250-celebration-1235537575\/\">hologram<\/a> of the late Charlie Daniels is slated to perform this Independence Day, said an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cFort Campbell leadership is aware of a video circulating on social media depicting AH-64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence associated with Mr. Robert Ritchie (also known as \u2018Kid Rock\u2019),\u201d Maj. Jonathon Bless, public affairs officer for the 101st Airborne Division, said. \u201cThe command has initiated an investigation to review the circumstances surrounding this activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAccording to flight tracking data online, at least one of the helicopters circled Rock\u2019s estate four times over a three-minute span.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rock-helicopter-flyby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement to the <em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Bless said that the aircraft were on a training mission; the flyby was not planned as part of that mission.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cAn administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements,\u201d said another Army spokesperson, Maj. Montrell Russell. \u201cAppropriate action will be taken if any violations are found.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe helicopters\u2019 sojourn to Rock\u2019s home occurred on the same day as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/no-kings\/\" id=\"auto-tag_no-kings\" data-tag=\"no-kings\">No Kings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/no-kings-protests-iran-backlash-1235538382\/\">protests<\/a> in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kid-rock-army-helicopter-flyby-1235538903\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Army raised its maximum age for enlistment to 42, which means Kid Rock, 55, still can\u2019t join up. 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