USA – Unidentified drones were spotted over Fort Lesley J. McNair, a military base in Washington, DC where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reside, according to a report on Wednesday.
The sightings prompted a White House meeting and heightened security measures, according to the report.
The drones were detected over Fort Lesley J. McNair on a single night in the last 10 days and their origin has not been determined, two sources told the Washington Post.
The sightings prompted officials to consider relocating Rubio and Hegseth, though neither has moved, a senior administration official told the Post.
The military has been operating at a higher alert level since the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, according to a senior administration official.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell declined to comment, the Post said, saying discussing Hegseth’s movements would be “grossly irresponsible.”
The State Department did not respond to a request by the outlet for comment.
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