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WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:17 PM Mar 2016

Obama to nominate U.S.’s first female combatant commander

Source: Marketwatch

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has decided to nominate the U.S. military’s first female combatant commander, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Friday.

Obama recently approved the nomination of Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson to head U.S. Northern Command, Carter said at a breakfast hosted by Politico in Washington. She is currently the commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces.

Robinson, who entered the Air Force in 1982, “has very deep operational experience” and “very good managerial experience.” Carter said.

“Gen. Robinson, just so happens, would also be the first ever female combatant commander,” the military officials who head deployments of U.S. forces in various parts of the world.

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-to-nominate-uss-first-female-combatant-commander-2016-03-19

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Obama to nominate U.S.’s first female combatant commander (Original Post) WhiteTara Mar 2016 OP
Dosen't matter... penndragon69 Mar 2016 #1
My thought too WhiteTara Mar 2016 #2
Air Force, the ones running the drones over USA who they said they wouldn't do that Air Force? Octafish Mar 2016 #3
 

penndragon69

(788 posts)
1. Dosen't matter...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:32 PM
Mar 2016

The congressional repubLIEcons
will block all hearings and refuse to even consider
her for nomination, their hate and bigotry will
reign supreme.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
3. Air Force, the ones running the drones over USA who they said they wouldn't do that Air Force?
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:46 PM
Mar 2016

Pentagon report justifies deployment of military spy drones over the U.S.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/03/09/pentagon-admits-has-deployed-military-spy-drones-over-us/81474702/

Nice. She's perfect.

On a personal note: Congratulations, Gen. Robinson! Nothing against you, it's the policy.

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