The Air Force plans by March to centralize all Air Force-level supplemental training and in-resident 7-level training courses at the Air Force Personnel Center in Texas. Previously, such formal training scheduling fell to major command training offices. Col. Bill Foote, head of AFPC’s directorate of personnel services, said in a statement that centralizing the scheduling function would enable USAF to prioritize training goals from an Air Force-wide perspective. He added that reductions in manpower at the major commands made the shift a “must do.”
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.