Gen. Christopher Donahue will step down as USAREUR-AF commander with his deputy Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie to serve as acting replacement, Army confirms.
State of the Union: Gen. Christopher Donahue’s departure is the latest in a line of military leaders to leave their offices under Hegseth’s command. The post Army Europe and Africa Commander Relinquishes Command After 18 Months appeared first on The American Conservative .
Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Europe and African operations, will relinquish his command after only 18 months on July 2. The Associated Press reported that his departure comes as sources indicate a downgrading of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa from a four to a three star command. Donahue commanded Delta Force units in Iraq and Afghanistan and then led the 82nd Airborne division from July 2020 to March 2022, during which he became the last soldier to depart Afghanistan during the Biden Administration’s 2021 withdrawal. Donahue’s departure is the latest in a series of brass shakeups under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Under Hegseth’s leadership, the Department of War has undertaken a…Open
Gen. Christopher Donahue, seen as a top warfighter, is the latest apparent casualty in a purge of senior military leaders by the Trump administration.
Sen. Thom Tillis said Gen. Christopher Donahue, the leader of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, could be the latest high-level commander to be pushed aside.