Air Force on Deck!

110327-N-7293M-186 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 27, 2011) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Fillingham prepares to wash down the main rotors an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron embarked aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15). Based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, a detachment from the 56th is aboard Ponce in order to provide combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition effort to bring humanitarian relief to the Libyan people. Due to the saltwater environment at sea, the 56th Airmen have to clean their aircraft far more frequently in order to prevent salt corrosion from damaging vital components. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)

Air Force on Deck!

110327-N-7293M-014 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 27, 2011) Embarked aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Ledbetter pre-flights the engine on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron. Based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, a detachment from the 56th is aboard Ponce in order to provide combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition effort to bring humanitarian relief to the Libyan people. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)

56th Rescue Squadron Flight Ops

110325-N-7293M-330 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 25, 2011) Aviation Boatswain?s Mate (Handler) 2nd Class Matthew Kolb supports Aviation Boatswain?s Mate (Handler) Airman John Billington against the powerful down draft of the rotors as Billington directs a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron while it takes off from amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) during evening training operations. Elements of the 56th Rescue Squadron, which is based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, embarked aboard Ponce to provide search and rescue coverage for pilots enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)

Total-force Airmen simultaneously support worldwide operations

Airmen assignd to the the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 20, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)

Airmen support Odyssey Dawn

Airman 1st Class Ryan Pate repairs a formation light on a C-130J Super Hercules March 25, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after its return from a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Pate is assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brea Miller)

Airmen support Odyssey Dawn

Staff Sgt. Shawn McGuire applies external power to a C-130J Super Hercules March 25, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after its return from a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. McGuire is assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brea Miller)