Five USAF teams have received Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards, while six teams earned Best Practice Certificates. The teams, according to USAF officials, used “a systematic approach to enhance mission capability, improve operational performance, and create sustained results.” The team projects ranged from improvements to technical training for ICBM operators to finding and testing a commercial electrical wiring analyzer to more quickly detect the root cause of more than 30 percent of F-15 aircraft discrepancies.
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.