Pentagon Lifts Suspensions of Eight Apache Pilots After Low Pass at Salute From the Shore Event

The Pentagon lifts suspensions of eight Apache pilots from the South Carolina Army National Guard and returns them to flying duties after a review of a low-altitude pass during the Salute from the Shore Fourth of July event.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell says the suspensions were a routine, non-punitive safety measure while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth intervened on social media and the pilots were confirmed to remain in good standing.Republican lawmakers including Representative Russell Fry and State Representative Tim McGinnis criticized the suspensions as excessive, the South Carolina Army National Guard declines to say whether any administrative review continues and officials note a similar March case involving flights over the Nashville home of the singer Kid Rock.