Gary A. Ashworth is an American retired Lieutenant Colonel who has served as the acting United States Secretary of the Air Force since January 2025.

Ashworth received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Lehigh University in 1987, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1994.

[1][2] Ashworth served in the Air Force for over 20 years, before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.

[1] On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Ashworth the acting United States Secretary of the Air Force.

[3] This biography of a person who has held a non-elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub.