Two Air Force airmen were killed and one was injured in a March 15 car accident outside the Honduran city of La Ceiba. The airmen had been deployed in support of a joint training exercise called New Horizons 2006-Honduras in cooperation with the Honduras government. The injured airman was taken to a local hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries, according to an Air Force statement. Names of the dead are being withheld pending notification of family.
B-1 Bomber Buildup at UK Base Hits Unprecedented Levels
March 12, 2026
About a dozen B-1 bombers are now at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom as a base from which to launch strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine—potentially representing more than half of the U.S. Air Force’s mission-capable Lancer fleet.