The Apache helicopter pilots who flew above Kid Rock's house in Nashville were suspended
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"The personnel involved have been suspended from flight duties while the Army reviews the circumstances surrounding the mission," Army Spokesman Maj Montrell Russell tells PEOPLE in a statement
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later said the suspensions were lifted in a post on X on Tuesday, March 28
The U.S. Army had previously suspended the Apache helicopter pilots who flew directly aboveKid Rock's home in the Nashville area during March 28's "No Kings" protests.
"The Army has confirmed that on March 28, two Apache helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell conducted a flight in the Nashville area that has attracted public and media attention," Army Spokesman Maj Montrell Russell told PEOPLE in a statement.
Russell confirmed the incident was under an "Army Regulation 15-6 administrative investigation."
"The personnel involved have been suspended from flight duties while the Army reviews the circumstances surrounding the mission, including compliance with relevant FAA regulations, aviation safety protocol, and approval requirements," Russell said.
"The Army takes any allegations of unauthorized or unsafe flight operations very seriously and is committed to enforcing standards and holding personnel accountable," the statement concluded.
Shortly after the Army confirmed the pilots' suspensions, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted Kid Rock's video of the helicopter onXon Tuesday, March 31.
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"Thank you@KidRock," the post on X began. "@USArmypilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots."
"This is a level of respect that s--t for brains Governor of California will never know," Kid Rock's initial post onXbegan. "God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her."
The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were following a training route in the Nashville area on March 28, and their presence was "entirely coincidental" to theNo Kings proteststaking place that same day, a spokesperson for the 101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Ky., previously toldNBC Newsand local outletWSMV.
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Saturday marked the third day of organized protests affiliated with the No Kings movement. The protests were organized byNo Kings Coalitionagainst PresidentDonald Trumpand his administration.
The name of the movement stems from Trump, 79, oncecalling himself "the king"in a social media post in 2025, amid declaring hisintentions to run for a third term. UnderU.S. constitutional law, presidents may only serve two terms.
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