Andrew A. Croft

{{short description|U.S. Air Force general}}

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Air Force

| serviceyears = 1989–2023

| rank = Lieutenant general

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| commands = Twelfth Air Force
49th Wing
12th Operations Group
433rd Weapons Squadron

| battles = Operation Inherent Resolve

| awards = {{nowrap|Defense Superior Service Medal (2)}}
Legion of Merit (2)

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/600403/andrew-a-croft/ |title=Lieutenant General Andrew A. Croft (USAF) |author= |date=April 22, 2021 |publisher=U.S. Air Force |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422011812/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/600403/lieutenant-general-andrew-a-croft |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/06/09/kelly-van-ovost-nominated-to-be-next-heads-of-acc-amc/|title = Kelly, van Ovost nominated to be next heads of ACC, AMC|date = June 9, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/senate-confirms-van-ovost-kelly/|title=Senate Confirms New Bosses of AMC, ACC|date=July 24, 2020}}

Croft retired from the Air Force on February 25, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/video/875004/lt-gen-andrew-croft-retirement|title=Lt. Gen. Andrew A. Croft Retirement|website=DVIDS}}