A Home for the B-21.

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It might have been the first time she heard the question, but it certainly won't be the last. "When will the Air Force decide where it will base its new fleet of B-21 bombers?" Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson was asked at the recent Air Force Global Strike Conference held near Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

Too soon to say, she told a ballroom packed full of airmen at the NDIA-sponsored event. One thing was certain: the Air Force won't be spending taxpayer dollars to build new infrastructure...

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