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US detects drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live, Washington Post reports

Multiple unidentified drones were detected over Fort McNair, prompting heightened security and White House meetings amid ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, officials said.

  • The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that unidentified drones were detected flying over Fort Lesley J. McNair, the Washington-area Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth currently reside.
  • Multiple drones were observed over the installation on a single night within the last 10 days, according to sources briefed on the situation, though investigators have not yet determined their origin.
  • The security breach prompted a high-level meeting at the White House where officials reportedly discussed the possibility of relocating both secretaries, though a senior administration official confirmed that no move has been made yet.
  • This incident comes as U.S. military installations and diplomatic posts worldwide are on heightened alert, with several domestic bases raising their protection levels due to the escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
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Due to the presence of drones over Fort Lesley J. McNair, a historic US Army military post in the capital, U.S. officials considered moving the two ministers, according to the Washington Post.

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The war in Iran also exacerbates the security situation in the USA. There have been suspicious incidents in recent days. Now unidentified drones are sighted above the army base, in which the ministers Hegseth and Rubio also live.

US officials have spotted unidentified drones flying over a military base in Washington, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, The Washington Post reports.

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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