Retired Maj. Gen. George M. McWilliams, 83, died on June 2 from complications from a stroke. McWilliams was a World War II fighter pilot who “became the first federally recognized Air Force general in the Mississippi Air National Guard,” according to the AP story in the Sun Herald.
Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to self-identify and begin the voluntary separation process or wait and risk possible involuntary separation later—even as questions linger over how that decision might affect their security clearances for future employment.