Two weeks after the devastating attack on American soil on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt demanded a response. That response was the Doolittle Raid: a joint U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Air Forces mission to bring bombers within striking range of Japan. On this day in 1942, Doolittle and his Raiders departed the USS Hornet for Japan. On the 78th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, we want to say thank you. May you rest easy, and know the men and women of the services have watch from here. U.S.

Take a moment to watch the historic footage of the Doolittle Raiders Mission and USS Hornet. On April 18, 1942 airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the U.S. Navy, which carried t