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Col. Barry Cornish, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Alex Grynkewich, 57th Wing vice commander, greet retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager upon his arrival Oct. 13, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager was the first person to pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound Oct. 14, 1947, and he broke the sound barrier again at the age of 89 in an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron.
| Date Taken: | 10.13.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 10.18.2012 21:58 |
| Photo ID: | 746947 |
| VIRIN: | 121013-F-AD344-100 |
| Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
| Size: | 1.43 MB |
| Location: | NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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