A look inside an Ecuador-bound C-17 military plane deporting 80 illegal immigrants after Trump’s crackdown — with a stern warning from Border Patrol
More than 80 illegal migrants nabbed under President Trump’s border crackdown were recently loaded onto a C-17 military plane ...
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Using Military Jets for Deportations Is an Ugly, Wasteful Spectacle
The “C” in C-17 stands for cargo, but it does more than carry stuff: It sends a message of power and the American can-do ...
$4,675 per migrant: US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class
US President Donald Trump’s military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, ...
Are Trump administration deportation flights using planes from Joint Base Lewis-McChord?
Cargo planes from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are being used in the Trump administration’s ramped-up deportation of immigrants ...
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U.S. Air Force C-17s Might Soon Fly with Drag-Reducing Microvanes, Saving $14 Million in Fuel Costs Annually
Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin ...
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US Air Force develops 3D-printed blade devices to slash C-17 fuel consumption
The U.S. Air Force tests 3D-printed Microvane drag-reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III, cutting fuel consumption ...
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Why Does The C-17 Globemaster Have A T-Tail?
The C-17 Globemaster is designed for strategic military transport with greater stability for heavy oversized cargo. The T-tail design provides advantages like consistent elevator response ...
Trump's White House says deportation flights are underway, posting pictures of people being loaded into US Air Force C-17s
The Pentagon signaled earlier this week that Air Force C-17s could be used to fly deportation flights. That's happening now.
What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?
President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of ...
First illegal immigrant deportation flights take off on military aircraft
U.S. military and police forces began the first deportation flights for illegal immigrants under President Donald Trump's ...
Hundreds of U.S. Visa Appointments Canceled in Colombia Following Trump Deportation Chaos
Colombia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government was sending a Colombian Air Force plane to San Diego to pick up a ...