Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 137th Airlift Squadron are among US military forces participating in New Horizons Honduras 2006. The Air Guardsmen flew a C-5 airlifter loaded with supplies to La Ceiba, Honduras, where US and Honduran military personnel will build four new schools and a maternity clinic.
The incoming head of the 7th Air Force will face an intense mission while relying on 4th-generation fighters to stave off looming threats from North Korea and China.