Air Force Special Agent Travis Guthmiller has received an Army Commendation Medal with a “V” device for Valor for his actions following an attack on a weapons-intelligence convoy in southern Baghdad. After the rear vehicle in the convoy struck an improvised explosive device, Guthmiller swept the area for additional IEDs and then brought the lead vehicle close to the blast site to provide security. He then assisted the medics and, on the way back to the hospital, stabilized the wounded gunner’s head and monitored his breathing. Guthmiller deployed to Iraq from Minot AFB, N.D.
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.