The Arizona Daily Star reports that one airman died and another was injured Sept. 12 when they were struck by a forklift as they walked across a parking lot at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. A subsequent report revealed that the two airmen were MSgt. Melvin Peele and MSgt. Lisa Peele, husband and wife. It was the husband who died on the scene.
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.