Missouri ANG Gets Female Command Chief: CMSgt. Gaila Sullivan is slated to become the new command chief master sergeant for the Missouri Air National Guard this February, when she will replace retiring CMSgt. Clifton Burnes at the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph. Sullivan will be the first female command chief for the Missouri ANG, reports a St. Joseph TV station.
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.