Chuck Horner
Charles Albert Horner (born October 19, 1936) is a retired
United States Air Force four-star general. He was born in
Davenport, Iowa and attended the
University of Iowa, as part of the Air Force
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. On June 13, 1958, Horner was commissioned into the
Air Force Reserve. During the
Vietnam War, he flew in combat as a
Wild Weasel pilot and received the
Silver Star. During
Operation Desert Shield and
Operation Desert Storm, he commanded the air forces of the
coalition, and he additionally briefly served as Commander-in-Chief — Forward of
United States Central Command while General
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., the commander of all coalition forces, was still in the United States. He currently serves on the board of directors for the
United States Institute of Peace.
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