Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth spoke about the deadly crash between a commercial airline and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., expressing condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash and assuring the incident would be investigated.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses the fatal crash near Washington D.C. in a press conference on Thursday.

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called the horrific Washington DC plane crash a “horrible loss of life” while providing an update on the incident Thursday

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two Republicans oppose him.

Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

The Trump administration is reviewing the budget of the Pentagon office that works on reducing civilian casualties.

There were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Pete Hegseth, chief of the Defense Department, announced Thursday that the Pentagon and Army are investigating the collision over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in an unexpected first test for the newly minted secretary.