Army Capt. Charles deForest Chandler and Army Lt. T.D. Milling and Lt. H.H. “Hap” Arnold become the first fliers to qualify as “Military Aviators.”
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.