Kid Rock took a ride with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a US Army Apache helicopter just weeks after two similar choppers flew near the musician’s Nashville home. (Hegseth later squashed the investigation.) Among the apparent reasons for the joyride: Kid Rock filmed videos for his upcoming “Freedom 250 Tour.”
Hegseth posted photos of his day with Kid Rock on X/Twitter, writing, “Joined my friend @KidRock — and some of our great @USArmy Apache pilots — for a ride this morning. (More to come on that!) Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops. The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America’s 250th — home of the free because of the brave.”
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated, “Today, Army helicopters operated in the National Capital Region in support of a Freedom 250th community relations event. As a part of that event, Robert ‘Kid Rock’ Ritchie participated in multiple troop touches with service members and filmed videos for Memorial Day, America’s 250th birthday, and for his ‘Freedom 250’ tour.”
In a video from his home, where he showed off various personal collectibles, Kid Rock teased, “The ‘Freedom 250 Tour’ kicks off in Dallas [on] Friday night, and it’s very, very special. It’s all about celebrating America, 250 years of freedom… and I may be coming to each show in an Apache helicopter, which should send far-left liberals into complete breakdown in tears, if it happens.”
It remains to be seen if Kid Rock meant an actual Apache helicopter at each show, or if he was referring to the videos he filmed on his ride with Hegseth.
Last month, the US Army launched an investigation and suspended an aircrew that flew Apache helicopters that hovered right next to Kid Rock’s Nashville home. However, Hegseth quickly lifted the suspension, writing on X/Twitter, “Thank you @KidRock. @USArmy pilots suspension lifted. No punishment. No investigations. Carry on, patriots.”
As Kid Rock mentioned, his “Freedom 250 Tour” launches this Friday, May 1st, in Dallas. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
See the new social media posts by Pete Hegseth and Kid Rock below.
Joined my friend @KidRock — and some of our great @USArmy Apache pilots — for a ride this morning. (More to come on that!)
Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops. The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America’s 250th — home of the free because of the… pic.twitter.com/7EyhlaCeUj
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) April 28, 2026
— KidRock (@KidRock) April 24, 2026
