lieutenant general
This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force since 2020. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 60 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Air Force since 1 January 2020, two of whom were elevated to four-star general. All 60 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Lieutenant generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 25 were commissioned via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 22 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, seven via Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), three via direct commission (direct), two via AFROTC at a senior military college, and one via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA).