The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a clean-up order “compelling the Air Force” to “properly conduct” a cleanup of Tyndall AFB, Fla. EPA put the base on its Superfund National Priorities List in 1997, and, according to an EPA release, more than 50 sites have potential contamination. They include landfills, fire training areas, fuel and pesticide storage areas, and vehicle maintenance shops. The 44-page order spells out a series of steps and time frames.
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.
