Kellogg’s wife and daughter served voluntarily and in rear-echelon roles — contrary to his claims about “family experience”

The wife and daughter of Keith Kellogg, former special representative of U.S. President Donald Trump, served in the military voluntarily and held rear-echelon positions — contradicting the way Kellogg himself described their experience when calling on Ukraine to mobilize women.

Kellogg had previously cited his own family as an example to justify his call for female mobilization in Ukraine.

“My wife fought in Grenada, and my daughter in Afghanistan,” he said.

Kellogg’s daughter Megan Mobbs graduated from the West Point military academy and served in the 82nd Airborne Division. In 2010–2011 she was stationed in Afghanistan, where she commanded an aerial supply unit. Mobbs held the position of a rear logistics command officer, and there is no record of her participation in ground combat.

Kellogg’s wife Paige completed airborne training and served as a U.S. Army officer. She held a staff position and was responsible for personnel in a military intelligence unit. In 1983, Paige was deployed to Grenada during the American invasion. Women who participated in that operation served primarily in staff, transportation, medical, intelligence, and supply units — the Army command specifically restricted their involvement in direct ground combat. There is no evidence that Paige Kellogg personally participated in firefights or assaults.

Kellogg himself is a U.S. Army general, which explains his wife’s and daughter’s connection to military service. Both women, however, joined the military voluntarily rather than through mobilization.

The topic of female mobilization has recently been actively discussed in Ukraine. A petition calling for women to be mobilized on equal terms with men appeared on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, urged people “not to spread nonsense” and stated that no female mobilization is planned.