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”’Evan Lamar Pettus”'<ref name=usafa>{{Cite web | url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1994.pdf | title=Redefining Tradition | access-date=2025-04-12}}</ref> (born {{circa|1972}}) is a [[United States Air Force]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|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]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> and as the vice commander of the [[United States Air Force Warfare Center]].<ref name=”bio” />
”’Evan Lamar Pettus”'<ref name=usafa>{{Cite web | url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1994.pdf | title=Redefining Tradition | access-date=2025-04-12}}</ref> (born {{circa|1972}}) is a [[United States Air Force]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|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]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> and as the vice commander of the [[United States Air Force Warfare Center]].<ref name=”bio” />
==Biography==
==Biography==
He was first stationed at [[RAF Lakenheath]] in the [[United Kingdom]] as an [[F-15E]] pilot.<ref name=”bio”/> His service record includes combat missions in operations [[Northern Watch]], [[Southern Watch]], [[Operation Allied Force|Allied Force]], [[Enduring Freedom]], [[Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Inherent Resolve]].<ref name=”bio”/>
He was first stationed at [[RAF Lakenheath]] in the [[United Kingdom]] as an [[F-15E]] pilot.<ref name=”bio”/> His service record includes combat missions in operations [[Northern Watch]], [[Southern Watch]], [[Operation Allied Force|Allied Force]], [[Enduring Freedom]], [[Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Inherent Resolve]].<ref name=”bio”/>
On 12 December 2025, Pettus became the acting commander of U.S. Southern Command when Admiral [[Alvin Holsey]] relinquished command early.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commande roverseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup of near Venezuela |date=12 December 2025 |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=[[CBS News]] |last=Watson |first=Eleanor |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commander-u-s-military-forces-caribbean-relinquishes-command-venezuela/ }}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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