Fifty-eight airmen of the 820th RED HORSE civil engineering unit at Nellis AFB, Nev., have deployed to Nicaragua as part of US Southern Command’s New Horizons exercise, during which they will work with other US military members to construct a school and medical clinic in the Carazo District. The 820th is the lead unit for some 250 US active and reserve service members.
All 12 American bombers deployed in Britain rapidly returned to the U.S. on Oct. 4 following security concerns about a potential Iranian threat to their base in the U.K.