The Air Force has awarded the Bronze Star medal to Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Brent Howell for his actions while deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan. During one mission on his seven-month deployment, Howell, who serves with OSI Det. 422 at Altus AFB, Okla., was wounded when his attackers struck his convoy, but he managed to identify their positions and return fire while others got his vehicle back in shape to travel with the convoy. Howell returned to his unit after medical treatment and helped process the attack scene, leading to capture of the attackers. (Altus report by Michael Fletcher)
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.
