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List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020
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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).
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There have been 55 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Air Force since 1 January 2020, one of whom was elevated to four-star general. All 55 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Lieutenant generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 24 were commissioned via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 20 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, seven via Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), one via AFROTC at a senior military college, one via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), one via direct commission (direct), and one via direct medical officer commission at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).