Female Battle Manager Appointed as CINCPACAF
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Female Battle Manager Appointed as CINCPACAF
The White House has picked the first female general to head the Air Force in the Pacific, which will make her the first non-pilot to command air power in such a large theater of operation.
The Pentagon announced this week that Air Force Lt. Gen. Lori J. Robinson has been nominated for promotion to four-star general and as commander of Pacific Air Forces, the Air Force component of U.S. Pacific Command. It is a major combatant command whose air, ground and naval forces have broad responsibility for security in the Asia-Pacific region. Her nomination was sent to the Senate for confirmation.......
Gen. Robinson is not a career pilot. Her military profession is air battle manager. She has served aboard the Air Force’s surveillance aircraft, the E-3 AWACs and E-8 JSTARS, and she was nominated for a promotion amid a drive for more diversity in the Pentagon.......
Gen. Robinson is now vice commander of Air Force Air Combat Command, which oversees the service’s fleet of bombers and fighters, and maintains readiness.......
The Pentagon announced this week that Air Force Lt. Gen. Lori J. Robinson has been nominated for promotion to four-star general and as commander of Pacific Air Forces, the Air Force component of U.S. Pacific Command. It is a major combatant command whose air, ground and naval forces have broad responsibility for security in the Asia-Pacific region. Her nomination was sent to the Senate for confirmation.......
Gen. Robinson is not a career pilot. Her military profession is air battle manager. She has served aboard the Air Force’s surveillance aircraft, the E-3 AWACs and E-8 JSTARS, and she was nominated for a promotion amid a drive for more diversity in the Pentagon.......
Gen. Robinson is now vice commander of Air Force Air Combat Command, which oversees the service’s fleet of bombers and fighters, and maintains readiness.......
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Sounds like she has the right background & has flown during her career (just didn't drive) so I can't see any problem with this appointment - the head of Network Rail isn't a train driver. The management of air assets doesn't necessarily require you to have been a stick jockey.
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and she was nominated for a promotion amid a drive for more diversity in the Pentagon.......
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Aunty Joan would have walked it. I recall the ADOC in the old Bomber Command bunker at High Wycombe during an exercise. The place was stuffed full of keen Wg Cdrs etc and, as a young (ish) Flt Lt on a round tour, I had the opportunity of seeing Aunty Joan dominate the place. Watching the air defence war being sorted through clouds of cigarette smoke and in-your-face discussions was marvellous.
A very capable woman and an unfulfilled talent.
RIP.
Vernon
A very capable woman and an unfulfilled talent.
RIP.
Vernon
ORAC- that has taken me back 30 years - Aunty Joan was very good to Mrs W and me when we were getting married - and 30th Anniversary is on Monday. I shall watch that with great pleasure
ORAC,
Thanks for posting the Neatishead video - I had never seen that. Having spent 6 years on the Phantom it was interesting to see a bit more of the equipment and procedures in the ADGE bunkers of that era. I had heard legends about "Aunty Joan" but had no idea what she looked like or how she worked. I recognized a few of the F-4 aircrew looking very young !
I would have thought Lt Gen Robinson's performance as Vice Commander of USAF ACC will have served as an exceptionally good validation regarding her suitability for the next step up of being a theater component commander.
Thanks for posting the Neatishead video - I had never seen that. Having spent 6 years on the Phantom it was interesting to see a bit more of the equipment and procedures in the ADGE bunkers of that era. I had heard legends about "Aunty Joan" but had no idea what she looked like or how she worked. I recognized a few of the F-4 aircrew looking very young !
I would have thought Lt Gen Robinson's performance as Vice Commander of USAF ACC will have served as an exceptionally good validation regarding her suitability for the next step up of being a theater component commander.
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So the US have gone back to using the term 'CinC'? I thought that changed in 2002/3 to COM eg CINCUSNAVEUR (4* for whom I worked for) became COMUSNAVEUR etc, on the basis that there is only one CinC - POTUS.
Good luck to the General in very challenging times in the PACRIM area...
Good luck to the General in very challenging times in the PACRIM area...
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So where do they go from here? A woman president? So that's going to solve all our international problems?
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You're right - COMPACAF is the correct title. The current one is going to be Commander HQ ACC:
http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographie...-carlisle.aspx
You're right - COMPACAF is the correct title. The current one is going to be Commander HQ ACC:
http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographie...-carlisle.aspx
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"Julia Gillard, the defence rests."
TBH most women leaders of countries have been a damn sight tougher than their wimpish male predecessors and successors
Mrs T
Golda Meir,
Mrs Bandaranaike
Mrs Gandhi
The two dreadful harridans who run Bangladesh on and off
The lovely Mrs Mao
Evita
Mrs Mandela
all very tough indeed
TBH most women leaders of countries have been a damn sight tougher than their wimpish male predecessors and successors
Mrs T
Golda Meir,
Mrs Bandaranaike
Mrs Gandhi
The two dreadful harridans who run Bangladesh on and off
The lovely Mrs Mao
Evita
Mrs Mandela
all very tough indeed
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Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria didn't do badly, compared to their male predecessors and successors. And the present incumbent hasn't made a bad stick of it either.....