Antonio Aguto

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{{short description|U.S. Army general (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Antonio A. Aguto Jr.

| image = LTG Antonio A. Aguto Jr. (4).jpg

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| caption = Official portrait, 2022

| nickname = Tony

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|18}}

| birth_place = Illinois, U.S.

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1988–2024

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| commands = Security Assistance Group–Ukraine
First United States Army
3rd Infantry Division
7th Army Training Command
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

| battles = Gulf War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War

| awards = Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star Medal (4)

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Antonio Alzona Aguto Jr.{{cite web |url=https://www.westpointaog.org/FindaGradDisplay?reid=ro7baB8PQoRZKed54G9luw%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0 |title=Antonio Alzona Aguto Jr |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |access-date=June 10, 2021}} (born November 18, 1966){{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXreAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Antonio+Alzona+Aguto+Jr.%22|title = Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy|year = 1991|page=857|access-date=April 11, 2022}} is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the commander of Security Assistance Group–Ukraine (SAGU) from 2022 to 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2715?s=1&r=14|title=PN2715 — Lt. Gen. Antonio A. Aguto Jr. — Army, 117th Congress (2021–2022)|date=November 14, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022|website=U.S. Congress}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/first-army-to-get-new-commanding-general/|title=Aguto will lead a new Army headquarters in Germany after leaving Rock Island Arsenal|date=December 1, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.europeafrica.army.mil/ArticleViewPressRelease/Article/3219717/press-release-us-department-of-defense-establishes-security-assistance-group-uk/https://www.europeafrica.army.mil/ArticleViewPressRelease/Article/3219717/press-release-us-department-of-defense-establishes-security-assistance-group-uk/|title=Press Release – US Department of Defense establishes Security Assistance Group-Ukraine in|website=U.S. Army Europe and Africa}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He served as the 40th commanding general of First United States Army from 2021 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/photos-first-army-change-of-command-ceremony/collection_b2134ef8-89e8-552d-882c-89d4061c881d.html#2|title=Photos: First Army Change of Command Ceremony|date=2021-07-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/new-commander-selected-for-first-army/|title=New commander selected for First Army|date=2021-07-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wvik.org/government/2021-06-30/aguto-will-lead-first-army|title=Aguto Will Lead First Army|date=2021-06-30}} He previously served as the Commanding General of the 3rd Infantry Division and prior to that as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training of the United States Army Forces Command.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-9725/antonioa-agutojr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610073922/https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-9725/antonioa-agutojr|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2021|title=Major General Antonio A. Aguto, Jr. – General Officer Management Office|website=www.gomo.army.mil}}{{Cite web|url=https://home.army.mil/stewart/index.php/units/3ID/3rd-ID-CDR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606004256/https://home.army.mil/stewart/index.php/units/3ID/3rd-ID-CDR|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 6, 2019|title=3rd ID CDR :: Fort Stewart|website=home.army.mil|date=September 24, 2020|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=June 10, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackhorse.org/blackhorse-e-news-august-2010/|title=Blackhorse E-News – August 2010|date=July 20, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5438544/familiar-face-takes-command-marne-division|title=Familiar face takes command of Marne division|website=DVIDS}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/177432/7id-deputy-commanding-general-operations-promotes-brigadier-general|title=7ID deputy commanding general, operations promotes to brigadier general|website=DVIDS}}

Aguto is a 1988 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He served as the commanding officer of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from 2010 to 2012 and the 7th Army Training Command from July 2016 to May 2018.