The new Command Chief Master Sergeant for Pacific Air Forces, CMSgt. Anthony Bishop, began his Air Force career at Andersen AFB, Guam, and served two more PACAF tours on Okinawa at Kadena AB, Japan. Most recently, Bishop served as the commandant of the Air Force’s First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Read more here.) His predecessor at PACAF is now USAF’s top enlisted man, CMSAF Rodney McKinley.
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.