{"id":63453,"date":"2026-04-28T17:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/kid-rock-flies-in-army-helicopter-addresses-the-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:20:32","slug":"kid-rock-flies-in-army-helicopter-addresses-the-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/kid-rock-flies-in-army-helicopter-addresses-the-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock Flies in Army Helicopter, Addresses the Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The singer-rapper and the current administration, never ones to stop short, extended the life of Rock’s recent helicopter controversy with a photo op on Monday <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tJust a month after receiving a fly-by<\/a> of his Nashville-area home by a pair of U.S. Army attack helicopters, Kid Rock<\/a> took to the skies for a joyride of his own in an Apache gunship on Monday.<\/p>\n

\n\tRock got to the choppa during a visit to Virginia\u2019s Fort Belvoir, where he was joined by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth<\/a>. The former Fox News host called Rock \u201ca patriot and huge supporter of our troops\u201d in a social media post that showed him and the rapper-singer posing in front of a helicopter. Rock\u2019s flight on the AH-64, which according to the Military Air Tracking Alliance, lasted about 10 minutes, was filmed for use on Rock\u2019s upcoming \u201cFreedom 250\u201d concert tour. During past Kid Rock tours, he used a pre-taped message<\/a> from President Trump to open his shows.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRobert \u2018Kid Rock\u2019 Ritchie participated in multiple troop touches with service members and filmed videos for Memorial Day, America\u2019s 250th birthday, and for his Freedom 250 tour,\u201d Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement<\/a> to NPR.<\/p>\n

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Joined my friend @KidRock<\/a> \u2014 and some of our great @USArmy<\/a> Apache pilots \u2014 for a ride this morning. (More to come on that!)<\/p>\n

Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops. The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America\u2019s 250th \u2014 home of the free because of the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7EyhlaCeUj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n\tRock\u2019s Freedom 250 Tour kicks off Friday in Dallas, Texas. On Saturday, he\u2019ll perform on the coinciding Rock the Country festival tour, which features Jason Aldean and other artists and begins in Bellville, Texas. The tour has been hit with its share of bad press, from artists like Shinedown<\/a> and Carter Faith dropping off, to canceled dates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRock\u2019s first encounter with the helicopters \u2014 a viral video of him saluting the aircraft as they hovered over his house \u2014 sparked controversy online and led to the suspension of the pilots. Almost immediately after, however, Hegseth rescinded the suspensions<\/a>. \u201cNo punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots,\u201d he posted on social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlong with the helicopter photo opp, Hegseth posted another image showing Rock addressing troops at the Pentagon, about 20 miles from Fort Belvoir. The subject of Rock\u2019s address at the headquarters of the Department of Defense was not revealed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n