Lori Robinson
| Lori Jean Robinson | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 57–58) |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1981—present (35 years) |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
USNORTHCOM / NORAD Pacific Air Forces 552d Air Control Wing 17th Training Wing |
| Awards |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) |
Lori J. Robinson is a United States Air Force general who currently serves as commander of the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). She is the first female officer to command a major Unified Combatant Command in the history of the United States Armed Forces.
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, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that Robinson would be named by President Barack Obama to replace Admiral William E. Gortney 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.
Robinson entered the Air Force in 1982 through the ROTC program at the University of New Hampshire. She 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. She 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.
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