CH-53E Super Stallions loaded with quick reaction force Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine


(March 21, 2011) ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, At Sea – CH-53E Super Stallions loaded with quick reaction force Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serve as another MEU capability able to respond to a variety of missions , March 21, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of 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 Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael S. Lockett) 


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