US Nominates First Female Combatant Commander
According to BBC reports, the US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter has nominated the first female in US military history to lead a combatant command.
General
Lori Robinson has been nominated to lead the US Northern Command, Mr
Carter announced on Friday. The position is one of the most
senior in the US military and must be confirmed by the Senate.
She is
currently commander for the Pacific Air Forces and enrolled in the Air
Force in 1982. "General Robinson, it just so happens, would also be the
first ever female combatant commander," Mr Carter said at an event in
Washington hosted by Politico.
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