Scott L. Pleus (born c. 1967) is a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

He serves as the director of staff of the United States Air Force,[2] where he synchronizes and integrates policy, plans, positions, procedures, and cross functional issues for the headquarters Air Force staff.

Pleus received his commission in 1989 through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

During his career, he has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and was a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow at Sun Microsystems in California.

Pleus is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours, with combat hours earned during Operations Desert Fox and Southern Watch.