Operation Odyssey Dawn

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany ? A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, waits to be loaded with cargo here in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 21. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon)

Odyssey Dawn

Servicemembers from the Navy and Air Force deployed to Aviano Air Force Base, Italy, in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn temporarily reside in the Falcon Fitness Center on March 21, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command Task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson)

Operation Odyssey Dawn

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany ? Airmen from the 726th Air Mobility Squadron prepare to load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules here in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 20. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon)

Odyssey Dawn

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons return to Aviano Air Base, Italy, after supporting Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 20, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (US Army Photo by SSG Tierney P. Wilson)

Operation Odyssey Dawn

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing and members of the Heavy Airlift Wing, Papa Air Base, Hungary, load equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn on Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 19, 2011. Members of the 48th Fighter Wing were recently notified that they would be supporting efforts in Operation Odyssey Dawn. The 48th FW provides all-weather, day or night air superiority and air-to-ground precision combat capability as well as combat search and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Cory Payne/Not Released)

B-2 crews prepare for mission

A B-2 Spirit returns to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 20, 2011, after a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)