A toast for the Doolittle Raiders
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Cindy Cole Chal, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, pause before performing the final Doolittle Goblet toast during the Doolittle Raider Goblet Ceremony at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, in Niceville, Fla., April 18, 2022.
The Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942 was the first American air raid on the Japanese home islands during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)