Evan Pettus

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

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{{Use American English|date=July 2024}}

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| name = Evan Pettus

| image = Lt Gen Evan L. Pettus (2).jpg

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| caption = Official portrait, 2024

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| birth_date = {{circa|{{birth year and age|1972}}}}

| birth_place = Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Air Force

| branch_label = Branch

| serviceyears = 1994–present

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| commands = Twelfth Air Force
378th Air Expeditionary Wing
Air Command and Staff College
48th Fighter Wing
48th Fighter Wing
389th Fighter Squadron

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| awards = Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)

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Evan Lamar Pettus{{Cite web | url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1994.pdf | title=Redefining Tradition | access-date=2025-04-12}} (born {{circa|1972}}) is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who has served as the military deputy commander of the United States Southern Command since 7 November 2024. He previously served as the commander of the Twelfth Air Force{{Cite web|url=https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/south-american-air-chiefs-converge-to-forge-a-path-together/|title=South American Air Chiefs Converge to Forge a Path Together|date=January 12, 2024}} and as the vice commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2063202/evan-l-pettus/|title=EVAN L. PETTUS|website=Air Force}}

In July 2024, Pettus was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commander of the United States Southern Command.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1989|title=PN1989 - 1 nominee for Air Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress|date=31 July 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3848844/general-officer-announcements/|title=General Officer Announcements|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}