The first woman to lead one of the largest U.S. military commands officially began the job on Friday. Air Force General Lori Robinson is the new head of the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Robinson accepted her new duties during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is replacing Navy Admiral Bill Gortney, who is retiring. Robinson is the first woman to lead one of nine unified U.S. combatant commands. Each command operates under a single commander. The NORTHCOM command includes the U.S. mainland, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, parts of the Caribbean Sea and surrounding waters. NORTHCOM is mainly responsible for civilian support and homeland security while also supervising NORAD, according to the U.S. Defense Department. Both NORTHCOM and NORAD are responsible for protecting U.S. and North American airspace. NORTHCOM was created after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States.
Title: First US Woman to Lead Combatant Command
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data-start-time='18958' data-end-time='28667'>Robinson accepted her new duties during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.</span> <span data-start-time='28667' data-end-time='34333'>She is replacing Navy Admiral Bill Gortney, who is retiring.</span> <span data-start-time='34333' data-end-time='42292'>Robinson is the first woman to lead one of nine unified U.S. combatant commands.</span> <span data-start-time='42292' data-end-time='46979'>Each command operates under a single commander.</span> <span data-start-time='46979' data-end-time='58042'>The NORTHCOM command includes the U.S. mainland, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, parts of the Caribbean Sea and surrounding waters.</span> <span data-start-time='58042' data-end-time='71542'>NORTHCOM is mainly responsible for civilian support and homeland security while also supervising NORAD, according to the U.S. Defense Department.</span> <span data-start-time='71542' data-end-time='79979'>Both NORTHCOM and NORAD are responsible for protecting U.S. and North American airspace.</span> <span data-start-time='79979' data-end-time='88938'>NORTHCOM was created after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1065/first_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6277 data-hint-location='34333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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