After his return to the United States, Doucette was assigned to The Pentagon in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 2007, he was named vice commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB. Later that year, he was assumed command of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin AFB. He remained in that position until 2009, when he returned to The Pentagon as an assistant to the Director of the Joint Staff. The following year, he assumed command of the 36th Wing at Andersen AFB, where he simultaneously was named Base Commanding Officer, as well as deputy commander of Joint Region Marianas. He became the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff for NATO's Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on 24 July 2012. Doucette retired from the USAF on 1 October 2015.
