Caine Leads Global Toast to the Doolittle Raiders

April 17, 2026

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Continuing a 80-year-long Air Force tradition initiated by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and his fellow Raiders in 1946, the Air & Space Forces Association celebrates each anniversary of the April 18, 1942, raid on Imperial Japan.

This year’s celebration took place on April 17, 2026, simultaneously with toasts sponsored by Air Force and Space Force units, AFA Chapters, and AFA members around the world.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine was this year’s speaker and toastmaster, and the event also featured remarks from Chief of Staff of the Air Force Kenneth S. Wilsbach and other leaders. Watch the full ceremony below:

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