Retired Maj. Gen. George M. McWilliams, 83, died on June 2 from complications from a stroke. McWilliams was a World War II fighter pilot who “became the first federally recognized Air Force general in the Mississippi Air National Guard,” according to the AP story in the Sun Herald.
The U.K. and the U.S. will continue to enjoy access to the ports, airfield, and workshops at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for at least another century, under a deal inked between the U.K. and Mauritius May 22.