Sean Swindell

Sean Swindell
Sean Swindell
	Official portrait, 2016
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	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

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.

^ "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.

Military offices
Preceded by Edward M. Reeder Jr.	Commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan 2015–2016	Succeeded by Scott A. Howell
Preceded by Christopher K. Haas	Director of Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessment of the United States Special Operations Command 2016–2019	Succeeded by Sean M. Farrell
Preceded by ???	Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff 2019–2020	Succeeded by Christopher Sharpsten
Preceded by Paul T. Calvert	Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training of the United States Army 2020–2023	Succeeded by Joseph A. Ryan

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[1] "General and Flag Officers – The Citadel Alumni Association".

[2] "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.

[3] "Command group receives warm welcome". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[4] "Providing a home for a 7th Group hero this holiday season". DVIDS. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[5] 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.

[6] "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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