Jennifer Short

Jennifer Short
Official portrait, 2024
Born1970 or 1971 (age 54–55)
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1995–2025
RankLieutenant General
CommandsSenior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
23rd Wing
358th Fighter Squadron
Conflicts
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Spouse
Scott Evens
(m. 2010)

Jennifer Marie Short (born 1971) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense from October 2024 to February 2025. She served as the director of legislative affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to that she served as the deputy director for strategic planning and policy at United States Indo-Pacific Command.

Short is a command pilot with more than 1,800 hours in the A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog).