Musician Kid Rock took part in an Army helicopter flight as part of a military community relations event, according to War Department officials and social media posts by Pete Hegseth. Kid Rock's 'joy ride' with Pete Hegseth The flight was part of the 'Freedom 250th' military community outreach event. By: X/@SecWar Hegseth shared details of the flight on X, writing, "Joined my friend @KidRock - and some of our great @USArmy Apache pilots - for a ride. (More to come on that!)" "Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops.