The hurricane in New Orleans did nothing to dampen the wildfire raging in Idaho, so on Sunday Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo., sent two C-130s and crews to help battle the Idaho blaze.
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.