Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spends time with retired Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson before a ceremony promoting Anderson to the rank of brigadier general at the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan, Calif., Dec. 2, 2022. The ceremony was an opportunity to honor the 100-year-old World War II triple ace during the 75th anniversary year of the U.S. Air Force’s establishment as a military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)