A 30-inch globe linked to Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower was damaged in an effort to bring it to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, The Washington Post reported.
The attempted move took place Feb. 3, while specialists at the U.S. Army Center of Military History were furloughed during a partial government shutdown, the newspaper reported. Army spokesman Christopher Surridge acknowledged the damage to the Post.
The newspaper described a puncture in the globe’s shell near Antarctica after the object hit its base. Surridge told the Post the globe’s spherical body was also knocked off its metal rotating stand. The artifact has not been moved again, the newspaper said.
A Defense Department spokesperson told the Post, “Accidents happen. We are grateful no one was harmed, and the globe is being repaired.”
The Pentagon plaque describes Eisenhower’s connection to the globe as a popular theory. It points to his 1942 General Staff roles: Eisenhower led the War Plans Division in February and March, then served in the Operations Division from March through June.
