Foreign militaries don’t just visit USAF units to learn about the combat strike or mobility forces. They even want to see how US airmen manage the stores of parts and equipment needed to keep the combat elements flying. Five members of the Botswana Defense Force recently took in an eyeful at Ramstein AB, Germany, where they reviewed the operation of the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Maj. Pako Plattjie, with the BDF crew, said, “We are trying to model procedures with the best.”
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.
