U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant to the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, taxis a U-28A Draco down the Hurlburt Field flightline during his “Fini” flight at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 19, 2019. Holt has flown the U-28A for 12 years and has accrued approximately 700 flight hours in his 28 years of service in Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Spain)

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Doolittle Raiders Homecoming

Members of the Doolittle Raiders sign autographs during the Doolittle Raiders Homecoming re-enactment May 31 at Duke Field, Fla. The Doolittle Raid, planned by Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle, was the first air raid by the United States to strike Japan in World War II and was carried out in retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Sixteen B-5 Mitchells took off from an aircraft carrier, a first for the airframe, and bombed military targets in Japan. All 16 aircraft were lost when their crews had to ditch or bail out over China when they ran out of fuel. There are only 11 out of 80 original crewmembers alive today. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class James P. Brock III)

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