General Christopher Donahue is stepping down as commander of US Army Europe and Africa and has filed retirement papers, and Major General Christopher Norrie will serve as acting commander while the Army considers nominees.The departure follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to reduce the number of generals and to consolidate commands, including plans to downgrade US Army Europe and Africa from a four-star to a three-star command as part of a six-month Pentagon review shifting primary defence responsibility to European allies.Christopher Donahue, a
West Point graduate and special operations veteran known for boarding the final US evacuation flight from Kabul in 2021, had reported conflicts with
Pete Hegseth, and Senate Democrats are urging increased oversight after at least six senior Army departures.