Sean Swindell
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan Special Operations Joint Task Force–Bragg |
Battles/wars | Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Sean Patrick Swindell[1] is a retired United States Army major general who last served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training from July 2020 to September 2023. He previously served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff from September 2019 to July 2020. He was the commander in charge of a bungled airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that left 42 civilians dead in 2015.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
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- ^ "General and Flag Officers – The Citadel Alumni Association".
- ^ "Major General Sean P. Swindell – General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Command group receives warm welcome". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Providing a home for a 7th Group hero this holiday season". DVIDS. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ McLeary, Paul (January 15, 2016). "Exclusive: U.S. Military Readies Punishments for Botched Afghan Airstrike". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Swindell Assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command". Afcea International. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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