United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, retired and Capt Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, taxi in under water fired from 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department trucks after the commemorative flight for the 65th anniversary of Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier, Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager was the first pilot to travel faster than sound in the Bell XS-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis."