Training at Keesler AFB, Miss., has returned to its pre-Hurricane Katrina status, with enrollment back to 3,400 students just seven months into a three-year plan for restoration, reports the Associated Press news service. Lt. Col. Shane Courvill, deputy director of training, told AP that officials expect approximately 38,000 students to complete training at the Air Education and Training Command base in 2006.
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.