Retired Col. Jack Ahren Sims died June 9 in Naples, Fla., at age 88. Sims was one of the pilots of the famed Doolittle Raiders, flying off the USS Hornet to attack the Japanese Home islands in April 1942.
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…