Lieutenant General Robert Ray Allardice[1] (born c. 1958) is a retired United States Air Force officer who last served as the vice commander of Air Mobility Command from September 2011 to September 2013.

Prior to that, he served as the commanding general of 18th Air Force from August 2009 to September 2011.

Raised in Camino, California,[1] Allardice entered the Air Force in 1980 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.

He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and numbered air force level.

He also serves as a Senior Fellow in support of the National Defense University’s Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs, which are designed to train newly selected generals and admirals to be more effective in joint and multinational operations.