One of America’s top generals has abruptly announced he was resigning as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continues to purge the Department’s failed senior leadership.
As The Associated Press reported on Wednesday, General Christopher Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command, surprisingly announced he was quitting his position after only a year and a half.
Per CBS News, Donahue had been clashing with Hegseth.
More from The Associated Press reported:
The Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa — who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 — is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday.
Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command, will relinquish his command on July 2, according to an Army statement provided to The Associated Press.
He is the latest in a line of nearly two dozen top military leaders to either retire or depart their jobs early under the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has undertaken an effort to thin the ranks of the military’s top brass with the mantra “less generals, more GIs.”
Donahue’s deputy, Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie will temporarily take over his duties.
Donohue’s resignation comes as Hegseth sought to downgrade his post from four-star to three-star. As the Daily Mail notes, such a demotion strips the military’s highest rank of command.
Donohue is famous for being the American service member to leave Afghanistan during the 2021 withdrawal from the country. He commanded Delta Force units in Iraq and Afghanistan before leading the 82nd Airborne Division from July 2020 to March 2022.
Last May, Hegseth ordered the new examination of the withdrawal. It’s not yet known what specific new information the review is seeking.
Donohue is the latest of several other prominent generals to be ousted.
Back in April, Hegseth terminated the following military figure: Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, the Army’s chief of chaplains, Major General William Green Jr., and the head of Army Transformation and Training Command, General David Hodne.
These firings came after the ousting of over a dozen generals and admirals since Hegseth assumed office.
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