SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Melissa Newcomb, 52nd Operation Support Squadron, helps an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot verify the serial number on his sidearm here before departing in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 19. 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
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Melissa Newcomb, 52nd Operation Support Squadron, helps an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot verify the serial number on his sidearm here before departing in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 19. 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. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
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