Andrew A. Croft

Andrew A. Croft
Born1965 (age 58–59)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1989–2023
RankLieutenant general
CommandsTwelfth Air Force
49th Wing
12th Operations Group
433rd Weapons Squadron
Battles / warsOperation Inherent Resolve
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)

Andrew A. Croft (born 1965) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the military deputy commander of United States Southern Command from 2021 to 2023.[1] Croft was commissioned through the ROTC program at University of California, Los Angeles in 1988.

In July 2020, the United States Senate confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and nomination to become the military deputy commander of the United States Southern Command, replacing Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn.[2][3]

Croft retired from the Air Force on February 25, 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant General Andrew A. Croft (USAF)". U.S. Air Force. April 22, 2021. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Kelly, van Ovost nominated to be next heads of ACC, AMC". June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate Confirms New Bosses of AMC, ACC". July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lt. Gen. Andrew A. Croft Retirement". DVIDS.