Andrew A. Croft

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Andrew A. Croft (born 1965) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general. He served as the military deputy commander of United States Southern Command from 2021 to 2023. Croft was commissioned through the ROTC program at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988. He commanded the Twelfth Air Force, the 49th Wing, the 12th Operations Group, and the 433rd Weapons Squadron, and he served in Operation Inherent Resolve. In July 2020, the Senate confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and his nomination to become the military deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command. Croft retired from the Air Force on February 25, 2023. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal (two) and the Legion of Merit (two).