Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command-led U.S. mission in Libya last year, imparted important lessons the Defense Department's newest combatant command is applying as it welcomes a new African partner to the fold while still dealing
US Navy P-3C, USAF A-10 and USS Barry Engage Libyan Vessels
12:00 AM3/29/2011
A U.S. Navy P-3C Maritime Patrol aircraft, a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) engaged Libyan Coast Guard vessel Vittoria and two smaller crafts after confirmed reports that Vittoria and
Commander Jean-Mathieu Rey, commanding officer of the French ship FS Forbin (D 620), and several crew members made a visit to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while off the coast of Libya March 26, 2011.
Three air traffic controllers and two airfield management personnel from the 39th Operations Squadron here recently deployed to lend support to Operation Odyssey Dawn, March 24, 2011.
New Coalition Member Flies 1st Sortie Enforcing No-Fly Zone over Libya
12:00 AM3/25/2011
Qatar, the newest member to the coalition supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, flew its first operational sortie today as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.
TRANSCRIPT: General Ham addresses media in Sigonella, Sicily on Operation Odyssey Dawn
12:00 AM3/25/2011
Gen. Carter Ham, commander U.S. Africa Command, addressed media regarding current military actions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya. In addition to thanking the servicemembers from the coalition and the community of Sigonella for their
When Joint Force Maritime Component Commander, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., embarked on his flagship, the USS Mount Whitney last March 10th, he was not certain what shape the international coalition - or the Libya crisis itself for that matter -
While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations said in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011.
Navy Admiral Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers
TRANSCRIPT: DOD News Briefing with Rear Admiral Hueber via Telephone from USS Mount Whitney
12:00 AM3/24/2011
Rear Admiral Gerard P. Hueber, chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF-OD), addressed the media concerning Libya via phone from aboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), March 23, 2011. Hueber provided operational updates on operations
Coalition Partners Assume More Responsibility in Libya
12:00 AM3/23/2011
Coalition task force operations in Libya continue to go well, and partner nations are picking up more of the workload, the chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn told reporters March 23, 2011.
TRANSCRIPT: Update by Admiral Locklear, III, on Operation Odyssey Dawn
12:00 AM3/22/2011
During a Pentagon news brief, March 22, 2011, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, provided an update on Operation Odyssey Dawn and the U.S. F-15 aircraft that went down in Libya. The complete transcript is provided below.
Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast Libya, March 21, 2011 at approximately 10:30 p.m. CET.
TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Briefs Pentagon Press on Operation Odyssey Dawn
12:00 AM3/21/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, provided updates on operations in Libya during a Pentagon briefing March 21, 2011. Speaking via satellite from the U.S. AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Ham discussed Operation
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers positioned in coalition military bases and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) launched during the early hours in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution
Operation Odyssey Dawn is a coalition effort responding to the calls of the Libyan people, Arab nations and the international community as a whole, the undersecretary of defense for policy said today.
Coalition Launches 'Odyssey Dawn' to Implement Libya No-fly Zone
12:00 AM3/19/2011
Coalition forces launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19, 2011, to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country's ruler.