Background
Horner, Charles Albert was born on October 19, 1936 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Everett Gerald and Mildred Bernice (Baker) Horner.
Horner, Charles Albert was born on October 19, 1936 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Everett Gerald and Mildred Bernice (Baker) Horner.
Bachelor in Science, University Iowa, 1958. Student, Squadron Officer School, 1967. Master of Business Administration, College William and Mary, 1972.
Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1972. Student, National War College, Washington, District of Columbia, 1976.
Commd Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1958, advanced through grades to general, 1992. F-100 pilot 492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, England, 1960—1963. F-105 pilot 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1963—1965, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 1965.
F-105 instructor pilot Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1965—1967. F-105 Wild Weasel pilot Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 1967. F-105 instructor pilot Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1967—1969.
Air operations officer Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1972—1975. Deputy Commander for operations 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1976—1979. Vice Commander 58th Tactical Training Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 1979.
Commander 405 Tactical Training Wing, 1979-1980, 474 Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1980-1981, 833 Air Division, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1981-1983, 23rd N. America Aerospace Defense Command region & Tactical Air Command Air Division, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1983, United States Air Force Air Defense Weapons Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, 1983-1985. Deputy chief of staff plans Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1985-1987. Commander 9th Air Force United States Center Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1987-1992.
Commander United States Air Force Operation Desert Storm, 1991. Commander CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/AFSPACECOM, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 1992—1994. Member independent panel investigating abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, 2004.
Married Mary Jo Gitchell, December 22, 1958. Children: Susan Ann, John Patrick, Nancy Jo.