I Lori J. Robinson (born 1959) United States Air Force general currently serves as commander of the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). I'm the first female officer to command a major Unified Combatant Command in the history of the UniIted States Armed Forces.

I 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, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that Robinson would be named by President Barack Obama to replace Admiral William EGortney as commander of USNORTHCOM and NORAD, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate. In 2016 Robinson was named to Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. Robinson was confirmed and took over from Admiral Gortney on 13 May 2016.

Education

1981 Bachelor of Arts in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1986 United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, distinguished graduate, Nellis AFB, Nevada
1992 Master of arts in education leadership and management, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama
1995 Master's degree in national security and strategic studies, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 Air Force Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
2005 Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Career
I entered the Air Force in 1982 through the ROTC program at the University of New Hampshire. i served in a variety of positions as an Air Battle Manager, including instructor and Commander of the Command and Control Operations Division at the United States Air Force Weapons School, as well as Chief of Tactics in the 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron. i has held staff assignments as command briefer at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff and executive assistant to the Director at the Defense Information Systems Agency, and executive officer to the Commander of Air Combat Command.

I have commanded an operations group, a training wing, and an air control wing. i has also deployed as Vice Commander of the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, leading more than 2,000 Airmen flying B-1 Lancer, KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry aircraft in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Robinson was an Air Force Fellow at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and has served at the Pentagon as Director of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group.i also been Deputy Director for Force Application and Support, Directorate of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Following this, Robinson was Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C and prior to assuming her current position General Robinson was the Vice Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. On September 21, 2007, Robinson made history when she became the first Air Battle Manager and first woman 552nd ACW commander to be frocked to brigadier general while stationed at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.

In 2014 she was chosen to be the new commanding general of the Pacific Air Forces in Ha
waii, making her the first U.S. female four-star commander of combat forces. Here are my pictures i look forward of seeing your reply.

Yours sincerely

Lori Robinson.