Eisenhower Globe Damaged in Attempted Move to Hegseth’s Office

A historic globe associated with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was damaged during an attempted move to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon office, and the Army says it is being repaired. The relocation was abandoned after the globe’s sphere detached from its rotating mount. The Army said the damage occurred on February 3. Photographs obtained by The Washington Post showed a gash several inches wide in the globe and fragments on the floor beneath its frame. The 30-inch artifact was not moved to Hegseth’s office. A Defense Department official said after the incident was reported that an accident occurred while staff were transporting what the department called a replica of the Eisenhower globe. The official said nobody was harmed and that repairs were underway. The department’s description of the item as a replica differs from accounts identifying it as a historic globe; the supplied reporting does not resolve that characterization. People familiar with the attempted move said Hegseth’s staff had requested the globe for his office because of its historical significance. The Army office responsible for the artifact had expected to consult experts at the U.S. Army Center of...