A remodeled Doolittle Raiders exhibit at Eglin AFB, Fla., had a special guest at its dedication Saturday: the last surviving Doolittle Raider. Lt. Col. (ret.) Dick Cole, 100, was Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in America’s first air raid on the Japanese mainland, on April 18, 1942. Cole called it an honor to be at the dedication of the exhibit at the US Air Force Armament Museum, according to an AFSOC release. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, said it was an honor to “even be in the same room” with Cole. The Doolittle Raiders trained at Eglin before leaving the US, according to a press release. Cole was able to avoid capture, and he went on to fly supply missions in the China-Burma-India theater until April 1943. He later became a founding member of the 1st Air Commando Group. Cole became the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raiders following the death of former SSgt. David Thatcher on June 22.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
