The National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, plans to hold the 68th Doolittle Tokyo Raider Reunion April 16-18 “with the promise of a good weather forecast,” according to the museum’s April 15 release. As part of the reunion activities, for which four of the eight remaining Raiders will be on hand, the museum plans to have 17 B-25 bombers for static display and flyover. The Raiders who will participate are: Lt. Col Richard E. Cole, co-pilot for aircraft No. 1; Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, navigator for aircraft No. 9; Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, co-pilot of aircraft No. 16; and MSgt. David J. Thatcher, engineer-gunner of aircraft No. 7. (For history of the World War II raid, read Air Force Magazine articles Doolittle’s Raid from April 2009 and Valor: First Over Tokyo from April 1989.)
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…
