Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans is the Vice Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. As Vice Superintendent, he is the principal coordinating agent for all command matters, and he supports the Superintendent in directing a four-year regimen of military training, academics, and athletics, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force.

Brig. Gen. Evans received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1999. He is a command pilot with over 2,500 hours in the F-16 and F-35, and he is a graduate of the USAF’s F-16 Weapons Instructor Course. He has commanded at the squadron, group, air operations center, and wing levels – all in the Indo-Pacific theater – and his notable staff and joint assignments include Executive Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Director of the Commander’s Action Group for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. In 2017, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Military Strategy through the Air Force’s School of Advanced Air and Space Studies.

Executive Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2021)

Joint Professional Military Education-Phase 2, Joint Forces Staff College Satellite Course, Norfolk, Va. (2019)

Doctor of Philosophy, Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2017)

Master of Philosophy, Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (2013)

Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., correspondence (2012)

Master of Arts, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (2012)

Master of Science, Aerospace Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. (2010)

Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., correspondence (2009)

F-16 Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. (2007)

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (2006)

Bachelor of Science, Military History, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (1999)

Vice Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 2025-Present)

Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan (July 2023–July 2025)

Executive Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii (August 2022–July 2023)

Commander, 613th Air Operations Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (June 2020–August 2022)

Commander, 8th Operations Group, Kunsan AB, South Korea (July 2019–June 2020)

Director, Commander's Action Group, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii (May 2017–June 2019)

Lorenz Fellow, PhD Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (June 2016–May 2017)

Commander and Director of Operations, 36th FS, Osan AB, South Korea (September 2013–May 2016)

Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (June 2012–August 2013)

Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (August 2011–June 2012)

Chief of F-16 Programs, F-16 Operational Test and Evaluation Standardization Evaluation Flight Examiner, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. (February 2009–July 2011)

Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics, 8th OSS, Kunsan AB, South Korea (June 2008–January 2009)

Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 80th FS, Kunsan AB, South Korea (January 2008–June 2008)

F-16 Weapons Instructor Course Student, 16th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. (July 2007–December 2007)

Flight Commander, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 310th FS, Luke AFB, Ariz. (June 2005–July 2007)

Chief of Wing Training, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 388th Operational Support Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah (November 2004–June 2005)

Chief of Training, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah (March 2002–November 2004)

Student Pilot, F-16 Basic Course, Luke AFB, Ariz. (March 2001–February 2002)

Student Pilot, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas (June 1999–March 2001)

Flight Information

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight hours: More than 2,500

Aircraft Flown: F-35, F-16C/D, T-38, T-37

Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters

Defense Superior Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Combat Readiness Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon

Effective Dates of Promotion

Brigadier General Aug. 30, 2024

Colonel June 1, 2018

Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 1, 2012

Major Jan. 1, 2009

Captain June 2, 2003

First Lieutenant June 2, 2001

Second Lieutenant June 2, 1999

(Current as of August 2025)