Freddie Lee Poston (September 16, 1925 – November 18, 2016) was an American lieutenant general who was chief of staff at United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

He then attended combat crew fighter and gunnery training at Victoria, Texas, until his release from active duty in October 1945.

He joined the 31st Fighter Wing at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, in 1952 and served as a pilot and squadron operations officer.

During that tour of duty he participated in two overseas deployments that pioneered the use of in-flight refueling by tanker aircraft to facilitate long-range jet fighter movements.

Poston was assigned to the Directorate of Operations, Headquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., in December 1967 as chief of the Weapons Systems Branch in the Tactical Division.

In these capacities he directed all Air Force operations in the Pacific during a critical period that included the fall of the Republic of Vietnam and the "Mayaguez" incident.