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US Army Europe commander Donahue to step down on July 2

By Thomson Reuters Jun 25, 2026 | 9:12 AM

BERLIN, June 25 (Reuters) – The commander of the ​U.S. Army ‌in Europe and Africa, General Christopher Donahue, will relinquish ‌his ​post on ⁠July 2, ⁠the U.S. Army said in a statement on Thursday.

With ​his special operations background ⁠and doubling ⁠as commander ​of NATO’s land ​forces in Europe, Donahue ‌is well respected among military and political ⁠leaders in Europe.

Insiders had seen Donahue at risk ⁠of ‌a dismissal ⁠for some ​time ‌after differences with ​U.S. ⁠Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Andrew ​Gray)