Patrick J. Donahue II

Patrick J. Donahue II
File:Lieutenant General Patrick J. Donahue II.jpg
Born	(1957-12-24) December 24, 1957 New Jersey, United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1980–2017
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Deputy Commander, United States Army Forces Command United States Army Africa

Patrick James Donahue II (born December 24, 1957) is a United States Army lieutenant general who served as deputy commander, United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). Donahue was born in Hawaii on December 24, 1957. His father, Robert J. Donahue was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Regular Army in 1980. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Ranger School, United States Air Command and Staff College, and the United States Army War College. He was an Olmsted Scholar and studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He holds a master's in Public Administration from Harvard University, and a master's of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Lt. Gen. Donahue commanded airborne and air assault units at the company, battalion, brigade levels, and most recently a theater Army. Donahue was previously the Commanding General, United States Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia and U.S. Division North-Iraq from 2008-2010; Commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division from 2003-2006 and commanded the brigade combat team on two deployments to Afghanistan and one to Iraq; Commander, Operations Group Bravo, U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program/Chief of Future Operations, V Corps from 2002-2003 for the initial Iraq invasion; and Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 and Commander, 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment (Air Assault), 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea from 1998–2001.

Awards and decorations

File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg	Combat Infantryman Badge
File:Expert Infantry Badge.svg	Expert Infantryman Badge
File:Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg	Master Parachutist Badge
File:Ranger Tab.svg	Ranger tab
File:AirAssault.svg	Air Assault Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
File:Emblem of the Spanish Air Force Parachute.svg	Spanish parachutist badge
File:82nd Airborne Division CSIB.svg	82nd Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge
	504th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
	5 Overseas Service Bars

File:Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters
File:Bronze Star ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Bronze Star Medal with four oak leaf clusters
File:Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
File:Joint Service Achievement Medal ribbon.svg	Joint Service Achievement Medal
File:Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg	Army Achievement Medal
File:Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
File:Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg	Valorous Unit Award
File:Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg	Superior Unit Award
File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg File:National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg File:Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one service star
File:Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svg	Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars
File:Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
File:Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
File:Korea Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg	Korea Defense Service Medal
File:Army Service Ribbon.svg	Army Service Ribbon
File:Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3

References

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