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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 224. Chapters: List of United States Air Force four-star generals, Henry H. Arnold, James Stewart, John D. Lavelle, Barry Goldwater, Robin Olds, Curtis LeMay, Haywood S. Hansell, Caleb V. Haynes, George Kenney, Gordon P. Saville, Chuck Yeager, James Robinson Risner, Joe Foss, Paul L. Williams (US general), Claire Lee Chennault, Michael Collins (astronaut), Benjamin S. Kelsey, St. Clair Streett, Lester J. Maitland, Noel F. Parrish, Michael Hayden (general), Ennis Whitehead, Robert C. Richardson III, Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent, Kenneth M. Taylor, Guy M. Townsend, Harrison Thyng, Richard Stephen Ritchie, T. Michael Moseley, Frank Gorenc, Joseph Ralston, James R. Clapper, Donald Wilson (general), Alfred K. Flowers, Pete Worden, Ira C. Eaker, James McCormack, Harold M. McClelland, Paul Tibbets, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Pierpont M. Hamilton, Fred Ascani, Harold L. George, Larry O. Spencer, Daniel P. Leaf, Nathan Farragut Twining, Michael Dubie, Richard E. Nugent, Charles Sweeney, Scott Gration, Thomas P. Stafford, Hoyt Vandenberg, Norton A. Schwartz. Excerpt: This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Air Force. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below General of the Air Force (five-star general). There have been 201 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 196 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 60 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 49 via the aviation cadet program, 34 via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 33 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, 9 via...
