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LT. Gen. Schaefer with AF Legends

Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer shares the stage with Air Force legends. In the photo, from left to right: Schaefer; Brig. Gen. (ret.) Charles “Chuck” Yeager; former Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Gen. (ret.) Ellen M. Pawlikowski; and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Robert Cardenas. Pawlikowski served as the AFMC commander from 2015-2018. Cardenas piloted the B-29 Superfortress that launched Yeager in the Bell X-1 supersonic experimental aircraft--the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight.

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LT. Gen. Schaefer with AF Legends

Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer shares the stage with Air Force legends. In the photo, from left to right: Schaefer; Brig. Gen. (ret.) Charles “Chuck” Yeager; former Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Gen. (ret.) Ellen M. Pawlikowski; and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Robert Cardenas. Pawlikowski served as the AFMC commander from 2015-2018. Cardenas piloted the B-29 Superfortress that launched Yeager in the Bell X-1 supersonic experimental aircraft--the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight.

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VIRIN: 230725-F-ZZ000-0003.JPG
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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