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Robinson tapped to be first female combatant commander                                                                                                                           WHY  (from Page 2)

   WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary                        mander for U.S. Pacific Command.                           lance target attack radar system aircraft.                      About a decade ago, I was very fortunate
Ash Carter has named a new commander                        She’s also executive director of the Pa-                   The general, Carter said, “has very deep                  to serve with a commander who ensured
for U.S. Northern Command to be con-                                                                                                                                             his squadron members understood why
firmed by the Senate. If confirmed, the new              cific Air Combat Operations staff at Joint                 operational experience, is now running the                   each person’s job was important, and how
Northern Command chief will be the first                 Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.                        air forces in the Pacific, which is a very                   each person’s role was vital to the unit,
woman to lead a U.S. combatant command.                                                                             challenging place for the Air Force and a                    base, and Air Force. It provided each of us
                                                            PACAF is responsible for Air Force                      very intense operational tempo.”                             with a sense of purpose.
   Carter made the announcement to pick                  activities spread over half the globe in a
Gen. Lori Robinson during a media inter-                 command that supports more than 46,000                        Naming the first female combatant com-                       Other times, the commander would make
view March 18. President Barack Obama                    Airmen serving mainly in Japan, Korea,                     mander, Carter added, demonstrates “that                     a decision that would cause significant dis-
has approved the choice and will nominate                Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.                                   we have coming along now a lot of female                     ruption to the status quo. He often met with
her to the Senate, the secretary said.                                                                              officers who are exceptionally strong. Lori                  us in small groups or individually to ex-
                                                            Robinson also is a senior air battle man-               certainly fits into that category.”                          plain why he made certain decisions. Those
   Robinson now commands Pacific Air                     ager with more than 900 flight hours in                                                                                 that served under his command benefited
Forces and is the air component com-                     the E-3B/C airborne warning and control                                                             Courtesy of af.mil  in several ways. First, by the commander
                                                         system aircraft and the E-8C joint surveil-                                                                             explaining how he reached a certain deci-
                                                                                                                                                                                 sion, he provided us with valuable insight
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