Eisenhower-Linked Globe Damaged in Move Attempt

A 30-inch globe linked to Dwight D. Eisenhower was damaged during an attempted move to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, the Army said. The globe was not relocated, and the Defense Department said it was being repaired. No one was harmed, according to the department. Army spokesman Christopher Surridge said the damage occurred on February 3. The globe’s spherical section detached from the metal mount that allowed it to rotate. Photographs described in reports showed a gash near Antarctica and fragments beneath the object. The Army did not say the move had been completed; it said the attempt was unsuccessful. People familiar with the matter, as described in reporting about the incident, said Hegseth’s staff sought to have the globe moved into his office. The Army office responsible for the artifact had expected to consult specialists at the U.S. Army Center of Military History about safe transport. Those specialists were furloughed during a partial government shutdown, and Hegseth’s staff arranged its own attempt, the accounts said. The detailed description of how the globe was dropped and damaged comes from people cited in that reporting. The Army’s public account...