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.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.