Lori robinson wikipedia

United States Air Force general

Lori Jean Robinson (born c.

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1959) is a retired United States Air Forcegeneral who served as commander of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 2016 to May 2018. She was the first female officer in the history of the United States Armed Forces to command a major Unified Combatant Command.^[2]

Robinson previously served as commander of Pacific Air Forces; air component commander for United States Pacific Command; and executive director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii.

The Pacific Air Forces command has responsibility for Air Force activities spread over half the globe and supports 45,000 airmen serving principally in Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam.

On March 18, 2016, United States Secretary of DefenseAsh Carter announced that Robinson would be named by President Barack Obama t Lori Robinson | Biography, Rank, & Commands | Britannica ZILU