Anthony James Cotton is a United States Air Force four-star general who most recently served as the commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command from August 27, 2021 to December 7, 2022. He also served as the deputy commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command. Prior to that, he was the president of the Air University. In June 2021, he was nominated and in July confirmed for promotion to general and assignment as the next commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, succeeding Timothy Ray.