The Air Force will launch an “Airman Comprehensive Assessment” form in the coming months that is intended to facilitate “meaningful and purposeful dialogue between supervisors and the airmen they lead,” said CMSAF James Cody in the most recent Roll Call. It will entail “a self-assessment, a detailed evaluation of current performance, and specific questions for the rater and ratee to discuss,” states the Roll Call, released March 31. It will be lengthy, “but it will be time well-spent,” wrote Cody. “We all need feedback and we need it often. It enables us to accomplish great things? for our nation, as individuals, and as a team.”
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.
