Gen. Lori Robinson in July 2015 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. (Photo by Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin/Air Force)
Washington Post: Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson becomes first woman ever to lead U.S. combatant command
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson became the first woman ever to lead a U.S. military combatant command Friday, taking over U.S. Northern Command at a time when the Pentagon is bolstering security at home in light of threats posed by the Islamic State and homegrown terrorism.
Robinson, previously the commander of Pacific Air Forces, also will lead the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from headquarters in the foothills of Pikes Peak. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) was created in 2002 after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to protect the United States and also oversees security cooperation with Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. NORAD includes U.S. and Canadian troops and has controlled aerospace over North America since the early days of the Cold War.
Robinson, speaking to several hundred people at a change of command ceremony here, called her new job a “significant responsibility” and credited her father, George Howard, a retired 30-year Air Force officer, with being her role model. Several other women have served as four-star officers in the U.S. military, but none had ever led a combatant command. To date, none has ever served as a service chief.
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Update #1: General is 1st woman to lead top-tier US combat command (AP)
Update #2: Air Force General to Become 1st Woman to Lead Combatant Command (VOA)
WNU Editor: Another glass ceiling broken.
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