Lori Robinson

Lori J. Robinson is a United States Air Force Brigadier General who was the Commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. As commander, General Robinson is responsible for Air Combat Command's fleet of E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft and for supporting combatant commanders worldwide. She leads approximately 3,900 men and women, and manages resources that include 32 aircraft valued at US$9.6 billion.

Career

General Robinson entered the Air Force in 1982 as a graduate from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, where she received her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. General Robinson is an air battle manager, having filled several positions, including Instructor at the United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Chief of Tactics in the 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron (AWACS), and Commander, Command and Control Operations Division, United States Air Force Weapons School. Her staff assignments include command briefer at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Director at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and the Executive Officer to the Commander of Air Combat Command. During her assignment as Commander, 552d Operations Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., General Robinson was deployed to Oman from March 27, 2003 to May 21, 2003, where she served as the vice wing commander, 405th Air Expeditionary Wing. In Oman, she led over 2,000 Airmen flying B-1s, KC-135s, and E-3s in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. General Robinson was an Air Force Fellow at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Prior to her Pentagon assignments; General Robinson commanded the 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Before taking command of the 552nd ACW, General Robinson was Chief at the Air Force House Liaison Office and Legislative Liaison at the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Education

*1981 Bachelor of Arts in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
*1986 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
*1986 United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, distinguished graduate, Nellis AFB, Nevada
*1992 Master of arts in education leadership and management, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama
*1995 College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, Rhode Island
*1995 Master of National Security and Strategic Studies, Newport, Rhode Island
*2001 Air War College, by correspondence
*2002 Air Force Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
*2005 Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Assignments

* Jan 82 - Jun 82, basic air weapons controller school, Tyndall AFB, Fl
* Jun 82 - Jan 83, air weapons controller, Homestead AFB, Florida
* Jan 83 - Jan 85, instructor air weapons controller, live-fire senior director, 81st Range Control Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida
* Jan 85 - Feb 86, chief of Training, chief of Stan/Eval, 848th Air Control & Weapons Squadron, Wallace Air Station, Philippine Islands
* Feb 86 - Sep 86, air weapons controller, Air Weapons Controller Division, United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
* Sep 86 - Dec 86, student, United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
* Dec 86 - Oct 89, instructor, course manager, Air Weapon Control Division, United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
* Oct 89 - Aug 92, chief of current operations, command briefer, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
* Aug 92 - May 93, air weapons controller, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
* Jun 93 - Jun 94, chief, Weapons and Tactics Branch, 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
* Jul 94 - Jun 95, student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, Rhode Island
* Jun 95 - Sep 95, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virgina
* Sep 95 - Dec 97, C3 officer, deputy chief of staff, and executive assistant to the director, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virgina
* Dec 97 - Jun 98, Mission Crew Commander training, Nellis AFB, Nevada
* Jun 98 - Feb 00, commander, Command and Control Operations Division, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
* Feb 00 - Jul 01, executive officer to the commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virgina
* Jul 01 - Jun 02, Air Force Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
* Jun 02 - Aug 04, commander, 552d Operations Group, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
* Aug 04 - Aug 05, commander, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
* Aug 05 - Sep 06; Director, SECAF/CSAF Executive Action Group, the Pentagon
* Sep 06 - May 07; Chief, Air Force House Liaison Office, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
* May 07 - Aug 08; Commander, 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Flight information

*Rating: Senior Air Battle Manager
*Flight hours: more than 1000
*Aircraft: E-3B/C and E-8C

Major awards and decorations

*Legion of Merit
*Bronze Star
*Defense Meritorious Service Medal
*Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
*Aerial Achievement Medal
*Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Effective dates of promotion

*Second Lieutenant May 24, 1981
*First Lieutenant Sept 11, 1983
*Captain Sept 11, 1985
*Major Jan 1, 1994
*Lieutenant Colonel Jul 1, 1998
*Colonel Aug 1, 2002
*Brigadier General July 22, 2008

References

*USGovernment|sourceURL= [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=10439 "Biographies: Brigadier General Lori G. Robinson"] , "United States Air Force