Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on May 2. McMurry previously served as the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory and received his third star before assuming the position. McMurry replaces Lt. Gen. John Thompson, who was selected to be the commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center.
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.
