Hegseth pushes Army Europe commander Donahue to retire (opens in new tab)

Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Land Command, will relinquish command on July 2 after about 18 months in the post, the Army confirmed on June 24. Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, Donahue’s deputy, will perform the duties of commanding general, according to the Army statement. The New York Times, Financial Times and CBS News reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed Donahue out or viewed him unfavorably. The Army did not publicly give...