Chris Donahue (general)
Christopher T. Donahue | |
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Born | August 13, 1969 |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | XVIII Airborne Corps 82nd Airborne Division NATO Special Operations Component Command – Afghanistan Delta Force 75th Ranger Regiment |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Inherent Resolve |
Awards | |
Alma mater | U.S. Military Academy Naval War College Harvard University |
Christopher Todd Donahue
Military career
Donahue graduated from Pennsylvania's
Donahue earned a master's degree from the Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College and completed an Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University in 2013.[8]
Donahue's deployments include
Donahue's most recent assignments include: Director of Operations, Joint Special Operations Command; the Commandant, United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning; Deputy commanding General (maneuver) of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson; Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism, J-37 Joint Staff; Commanding General, NATO Special Operations Component Command/Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, Resolute Support Mission, 2019–2020; and the Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division from 2020 to 2021.[9]
In February 2022, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, succeeding Michael Kurilla.[10][11]
September 11 attacks
On the morning of
Awards and decorations
See also
- Boris Gromov, the last Russian soldier to leave Afghanistan
References
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- ^ "Lieutenant General Christopher T. Donahue (USA)". GOMO. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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- ^ "Brigadier General Christopher T. Donahue, Infantry School Commandant, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Biographical Data Book National Defense University Class 2019-1 17 Sep – 19 Oct 2018" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "New Leader in Command at Fort Benning's Infantry School". wltz.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020.
- ^ "General Officer Assignments". Archived from the original on June 2, 2020.
- ^ "PN1749 - 1 nominee for Army, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 2, 2022.
- ^ Shane, Leo III (2022-02-18). "Kurilla confirmed as new CENTCOM head by the Senate". Defense News.
- ^ a b c d e f "Myers Remembers September 11, 2001, Says Lessons Still Can Be Learned". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ OCLC 209700194.
- ^ a b c d e "Why a 2-star general was the last American service member to leave Afghanistan". taskandpurpose.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved September 7, 2021.