Following the President’s intent cost Gen. John Lavelle his job— and two stars. The fight to fix his record isn’t over yet.
17th Air Force
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7, at age 97. Yeager was a World War II fighter ace and most widely remembered as the first man to fly through Mach 1—the speed of sound—in 1947. He tested numerous research aircraft ...
