Congress bestowed its highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, on the Doolittle Raiders, the collective group of American Fighter Aces, and the Civil Air Patrol’s World War II veterans this week. The Senate approved a resolution on Tuesday to award the Doolittle Raiders the Congressional Gold for their “outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service in the United States” on April 18, 1942, the first offensive mission following the deadly attacks on Pearl Harbor. The Raiders’ Gold Medal will be awarded to the group and will be housed at the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, alongside the Doolittle Tokyo Raider’s goblets, according to a May 21 release from Brown’s office. Also this week, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the collective group of American Fighter Aces “in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of the nation’s freedom” and to the Civil Air Patrol’s World War II veterans—the volunteers who defended US shores from German U-boats. (Read the full story.)
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
