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GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan.

A promotion for the general who became famous for being the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan is being delayed by a Republican senator, a Senate aide confirmed to Military.com on Friday. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe, was […]

Army and Marine Corps Units Awarded Presidential Unit Citation on 2nd Anniversary of Afghanistan Withdrawal

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command assist during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Two years after the chaos of the Afghanistan evacuation, the Pentagon has announced that many of the Marine Corps and Army units involved in the effort will be honored with a Presidential Unit Citation, the highest distinction that a military unit can receive. Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground […]