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Pentagon Nominates Kevin Admiral to Lead Army Europe, NATO

7/26/2026

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The Pentagon nominated Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral July 24, 2026, to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Land Command.
Admiral, commander of III Corps at Fort Hood, will replace Gen. Christopher Donahue, with Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie acting interim.
The nomination reappoints him to lieutenant general while the Pentagon cancelled a Fort Hood brigade deployment to Poland and plans to cut about 5,000 troops in Germany.

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The Pentagon nominated Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral July 24, 2026, to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Land Command.
Admiral, commander of III Corps at Fort Hood, will replace Gen. Christopher Donahue, with Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie acting interim.
The nomination reappoints him to lieutenant general while the Pentagon cancelled a Fort Hood brigade deployment to Poland and plans to cut about 5,000 troops in Germany.