Gen. Roger Brady, commander US Air Forces in Europe, said Wednesday at that the latest push to save money should not target people or aircraft, rather the Air Force should cut real estate. Speaking at Wednesday’s Four Star Forum at AFA’s Air & Space Conference, Brady asserted, “We have too many bases.” He noted that USAFE has divested two of its properties to the Army in the last few years, saving the command up to $15 million a year. “We need to look at the real estate question again,” and consider a BRAC round which “actually closes bases.”
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.
