A crew chief from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon out of a hardened aircraft shelter March 20, 2011, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Joint Task Force JTF 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


A crew chief from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon out of a hardened aircraft shelter March 20, 2011, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Joint Task Force JTF 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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