Chris Donahue (general)

Christopher Todd Donahue (born 13 August 1969) is a United States Army general who has served as the commanding general of United States Army Europe and Africa and commander of Allied Land Command since 2024.

Donahue was born in Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an infantry officer in 1992. Donahue spent over two decades in the Army Special Operations Command, becoming a member of Delta Force, and eventually its commander. He was on constant deployments during that time, which included leading Delta Force units during the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan, and working with the Central Intelligence Agency in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. Donahue's awards include two Bronze Star Medals with valor.

In 2021, while commanding the 82nd Airborne Division, he was in charge of security at the airport in Kabul and was one of the commanders of the international evacuation from Afghanistan. After serving as commander of the 82nd Airborne from 2020 to 2022, he was the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg from 2022 to 2024. Donahue developed a partnership with leaders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which was critical in the U.S. and NATO assistance to that country. As commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, he again oversees assistance to Ukraine.