Charles Albert Horner (born October 19, 1936) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general.

He later flew more than 70 combat missions as an F-105 Wild Weasel pilot, deliberately drawing anti-aircraft fire to identify and destroy North Vietnamese defenses.

[4] From April through August 1965, Horner was assigned as an F-105 pilot at Korat AB in Thailand, flying missions over North Vietnam.

[6] Horner returned to Nellis AFB in August 1967 where, after initial assignment to the Combat Crew Training Wing, he ended up flying as an instructor at the Fighter Weapons School.

From 1970 to 1972 he was assigned as a staff officer to Tactical Air Command (TAC) headquarters at Langley AFB, followed by four months of post-graduate work at the College of William and Mary, where he earned his Master of Business Administration.

He was responsible for the aerospace defense of the United States and Canada, and the exploitation and control of space for national purposes through a network of satellites and ground stations around the world.

Horner is on the Honorary Capital Campaign Committee for the National Desert Storm War Memorial Association.