Journalists from the Tribune Star report on the work being done by Indiana Air and Army National Guardsmen who have traveled to southern California under the Administration’s Operation Jump Start to aid the Border Patrol. The Guardsmen have been working to stabilize a road and renovate a naval base. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Blum has deemed Jump Start a big success.
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.
