Gen. Christopher Donahue assumed command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in December 2024.
Gen. Donahue is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and was commissioned in 1992.
In his previous assignment, he served as the 39th Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Ft. Liberty, NC and as the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Donahue’s other assignments include Commander, NATO Special Operations Component and U.S. Joint Special Operations in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism, J-3, for the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., Commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School and Director of the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team, and Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) of the 4th Infantry Division.
Gen. Donahue has led Soldiers at all levels in Airborne, Ranger, Light and Mechanized units, to include service with 3 divisions, the 75th Ranger Regiment and USASOC. He has deployed 20 times in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, to include Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Atlantic Resolve, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, and in support of the Sudan crisis.
His formative and key, Army and special operations, assignments include Director of Operations, Joint Special Operations Command, and 16 years in various USASOC organizations, first as a platoon leader, then as a troop commander, squadron commander, and finally as a brigade commander.
Gen. Donahue’s military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Naval War College, and the U.S. Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University.
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