The Air Force on Friday announced it would be inspecting some 130 A-10 Warthogs following “an increase in fatigue-related wing cracks.” The action affects A-10s with thin-skin wings assigned to Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Pacific Air Forces, the Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command. The service has a program in place to replace the thin-skin wings installed during original manufacture, but the announcement said, “Taking immediate action is necessary for the safety of our aircrews and to bring our A-10 fleet back to health.” The service plans to place “priority focus” on those aircraft currently in Southwest Asia.
The Pentagon plans to use U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s to deport 5,400 people currently detained by Customs and Border Protection, officials announced Jan. 22, the first act in President Donald Trump’s sweeping promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants and increase border security.