U S ARMY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Expert Field Medical Badge
Gen. Donahue is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and was commissioned in 1992.
In his previous assignment, he served as the 39th Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft. Liberty, NC and as the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Donahue's other assignments include Commander, NATO Special Operations Component and U.S. Joint Special Operations in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism, J-3, for the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., Commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School and Director of the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team, and Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) of the 4th Infantry Division.
Gen. Donahue has led Soldiers at all levels in Airborne, Ranger, Light and Mechanized units, to include service with 3 divisions, the 75th Ranger Regiment and USASOC. He deployed over 20 times in support of named operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, Atlantic Resolve, Freedom's Sentinel, European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, and in support of the Sudan crisis.
His formative and key, Army and special operations, assignments include Director of Operations, Joint Special Operations Command, and 16 years in various USASOC organizations, first as a platoon leader, then as a troop commander, squadron commander, and finally as a brigade commander.
Gen. Donahue's military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Naval War College, and the U.S. Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Commanding General
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Lt. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe assumed the position of Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Europe and Africa in August 2024.
Job Titles:
- Staff Experience Includes Executive Officer
Maj. Gen. Cumpton's operational deployments include peacekeeping missions in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, stability operations in Bosnia, and a combat tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, in Missouri, he supported multiple declared state emergencies in Missouri.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Air War College at Maxwell Airforce Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Maj. Gen. Cumpton awards, decorations, and badges include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (with one silver oak leaf cluster), Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge and the Missouri Conspicuous Service Medal. He was awarded the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal and the Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire).
Major General Cumpton and his wife have two children.