With the April 3 internment of the remains of Air National Guard Maj. Perry H. Jefferson at Arlington National Cemetery, all of the Colorado National Guardsmen missing in action from the Vietnam War have been laid to rest, reports TSgt. Mike Smith of the National Guard Bureau. The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Officeidentified Jefferson’s remains last year. He was flying on an O-1 Bird Dog on April 3, 1969, that never returned to base; a three-day search found no trace and further searches were called off because of hostile action in the area.
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.