As commander, he was responsible for the nation's defense transportation requirements.

Raised in South Carolina,[2] Robertson graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1968.

During his 33-year career he has held a variety of operational and staff positions, including command at the squadron, wing and numbered air force levels.

In previous assignments he served as director, personnel plans, Headquarters United States Air Force; vice director, the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff; vice commander, Air Mobility Command, and commander, Fifteenth Air Force.

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