Sean Swindell
U.S. Army general
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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]
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AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
RankMajor General
CommandsSpecial Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan
Special Operations Joint Task Force–Bragg
Special Operations Joint Task Force–Bragg
Sean Swindell | |
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Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan Special Operations Joint Task Force–Bragg |
| Conflicts | Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
