Veteran Of The Day Air Force Veteran Lori J. Robinson

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Air Force Veteran Lori J. Robinson, who was the commander of USNORTHCOM and NORAD and set many milestones for women in the Air Force.

Lori J. Robinson was born in 1959 in Big Spring, Texas. She attended the University of New Hampshire, where she joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. This led her to enter the Air Force in 1982.

Robinson served as an instructor and commander of the Command and Control Operations Division at the United States Air Force Weapons School and as the chief of Tactics in the 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron. In 2003, she deployed as vice commander of the 405th Expeditionary Wing; she led more than 2,000 airmen, flying B-1 Lancer, KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry aircraft in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Later, in 2005, Robinson served at the Pentagon as director of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group.

Click on the below link to see Lori’s amazing story!

https://news.va.gov/111638/veteranoftheday-air-force-lori-j-robinson/