Pacific Air Forces has received the Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois Memorial Award presented by the Order of Daedalians for an exception 2005 flight safety program. PACAF not only flew without aircrew fatalities or destroyed aircraft but also reached the DOD goal of a 50-percent reduction in major aviation mishaps for two years in a row.
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.
