Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, a four-star general will be nominated to head up Northcom. If approved by the Senate, she would be the first woman to ever oversee a combatant command. The world is divided into four distinct combatant sections, Northcom, short for Northern command, is in charge of defending our shores.
Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson To Be Nominated To Combatant Command
First time a woman has ever been nominated
VIA From NPR
SOURCE Camila Domonoske