Special Agent Bradley Maxwell, superintendent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations’ Det. 301 at Scott AFB, Ill., recently received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. His actions are credited with helping to cripple numerous insurgent groups, decrease attacks on and off the base, and save numerous US and Iraqi lives. (Scott release)
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.