The Air Force’s Senior Focus Group on Energy received a Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management on Nov. 2. In 2006, USAF once again was the largest purchaser of green power in the federal government, and the group issued seven policies to reduce energy consumption further. It was also behind the service’s push to utilize synthetic fuel for aircraft. Other energy awards, these from the Energy Department, included a gold award to Kirtland AFB, N.M., for the highest score in energy efficiency, cost savings, innovation, and other criteria.
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.
