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Initial Libya Mission Complete, Successful, Gates Says

12:00 AM4/1/2011

U.S. aircraft will remain on standby as NATO takes over multilateral operations in Libya and the coalition considers its future role there, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee March 31, 2011.

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General Ham Discusses First Weeks as AFRICOM Commander at All-Hands Staff Meeting

12:00 AM3/30/2011

In his first all-hands meeting with staff March 28, 2011, at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discussed the command's role in military operations in Libya, outlined his expectations

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International Community Urged to Step Up Pressure on Qadhafi

12:00 AM3/29/2011

Beyond the current military efforts in Libya to save lives, the international coalition must work to provide humanitarian assistance, pressure and isolate the Qadhafi regime and help Libyans achieve political change, says Secretary of State Hillary

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French Destroyer Forbin Joins Kearsarge ESG

12:00 AM3/28/2011

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.

The

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Obama: Coalition Mission Succeeding in Libya

12:00 AM3/27/2011

The military mission in Libya is succeeding and preventing further atrocities against the Libyan people by Moammar Gadhafi and his forces, President Barack Obama said March 26, 2011, in his weekly radio address.

Obama said that

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TRANSCRIPT: NATO Enforcing All Aspects of UNSCR 1973 in Libya

12:00 AM3/27/2011

[Summary by U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs] A senior U.S. administration official on Sunday, March 27, 2011, discussed NATO's immediate agreement to enforce all military aspects of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, according to

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PRESS STATEMENT: African Union Meeting on the Situation in Libya

12:00 AM3/26/2011

The United States commends the African Union for convening a meeting of the international community in Addis Ababa yesterday to discuss the situation in Libya. The African Union has an important role to play in the resolution of the Libyan crisis.

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Weekly Address: President Obama Says the Mission in Libya is Succeeding

12:00 AM3/26/2011

In his weekly address March 26, 2011, President Obama told the American people that the military mission in Libya is succeeding even as responsibility is transferred to our NATO allies and partners. Qaddafi's air defenses have been taken out,

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PRESS STATEMENT: Statement Regarding Use of Force in Libya

12:00 AM3/26/2011

The following are remarks from Harold Hongju Koh, U.S. Department of State legal advisor, to the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. March 26, 2011,regarding the U.S. military's use of force in

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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.

A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5
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Military Action in Libya About Humanitarian Response, U.S. Says

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The U.S. role in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 is limited to the goal of ending the attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qadhafi upon the Libyan people and is in response to the humanitarian
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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
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Joint Maritime Forces Take Action

12:00 AM3/25/2011

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 -
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NATO Assumes Responsibility for No-fly Zone Over Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973.
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Update on Implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya.

Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met
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Roughead: Ships Were Ready for Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/24/2011

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
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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
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Pentagon Tallies Coalition Actions in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

By the fifth day of coalition task force operations supporting a no-fly zone in Libya and protecting Libyan civilians, the 13-nation alliance had flown more than 300 sorties in the North African country, Pentagon officials said March 23, 2011. Read more

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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.

"Our efforts have been going
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U.S. Plans Transition to Support Role for Libya Operations

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Although the United States has played a prominent role in the first phase of the international coalition's military activities in Libya, the Obama administration said the U.S. contribution will be diminishing as other members of the coalition
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Initial Libya Mission Complete, Successful, Gates Says

12:00 AM4/1/2011

U.S. aircraft will remain on standby as NATO takes over multilateral operations in Libya and the coalition considers its future role there, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee March 31, 2011. U.S. military

General Ham Discusses First Weeks as AFRICOM Commander at All-Hands Staff Meeting

12:00 AM3/30/2011

In his first all-hands meeting with staff March 28, 2011, at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discussed the command's role in military operations in Libya, outlined his expectations

International Community Urged to Step Up Pressure on Qadhafi

12:00 AM3/29/2011

Beyond the current military efforts in Libya to save lives, the international coalition must work to provide humanitarian assistance, pressure and isolate the Qadhafi regime and help Libyans achieve political change, says Secretary of State Hillary

French Destroyer Forbin Joins Kearsarge ESG

12:00 AM3/28/2011

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. The

Obama: Coalition Mission Succeeding in Libya

12:00 AM3/27/2011

The military mission in Libya is succeeding and preventing further atrocities against the Libyan people by Moammar Gadhafi and his forces, President Barack Obama said March 26, 2011, in his weekly radio address. Obama said that

TRANSCRIPT: NATO Enforcing All Aspects of UNSCR 1973 in Libya

12:00 AM3/27/2011

[Summary by U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs] A senior U.S. administration official on Sunday, March 27, 2011, discussed NATO's immediate agreement to enforce all military aspects of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, according to

PRESS STATEMENT: African Union Meeting on the Situation in Libya

12:00 AM3/26/2011

The United States commends the African Union for convening a meeting of the international community in Addis Ababa yesterday to discuss the situation in Libya. The African Union has an important role to play in the resolution of the Libyan crisis.

Weekly Address: President Obama Says the Mission in Libya is Succeeding

12:00 AM3/26/2011

In his weekly address March 26, 2011, President Obama told the American people that the military mission in Libya is succeeding even as responsibility is transferred to our NATO allies and partners. Qaddafi's air defenses have been taken out,

PRESS STATEMENT: Statement Regarding Use of Force in Libya

12:00 AM3/26/2011

The following are remarks from Harold Hongju Koh, U.S. Department of State legal advisor, to the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. March 26, 2011,regarding the U.S. military's use of force in

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. A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5

Military Action in Libya About Humanitarian Response, U.S. Says

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The U.S. role in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 is limited to the goal of ending the attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qadhafi upon the Libyan people and is in response to the humanitarian

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

Joint Maritime Forces Take Action

12:00 AM3/25/2011

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 -

NATO Assumes Responsibility for No-fly Zone Over Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973. Read more

Update on Implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya. Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met

Roughead: Ships Were Ready for Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/24/2011

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

Pentagon Tallies Coalition Actions in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

By the fifth day of coalition task force operations supporting a no-fly zone in Libya and protecting Libyan civilians, the 13-nation alliance had flown more than 300 sorties in the North African country, Pentagon officials said March 23, 2011. Read more

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. "Our efforts have been going

U.S. Plans Transition to Support Role for Libya Operations

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Although the United States has played a prominent role in the first phase of the international coalition's military activities in Libya, the Obama administration said the U.S. contribution will be diminishing as other members of the coalition

U.S. aircraft will remain on standby as NATO takes over multilateral operations in Libya and the coalition considers its future role there, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee March 31, 2011.

U.S. military

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.

The

The military mission in Libya is succeeding and preventing further atrocities against the Libyan people by Moammar Gadhafi and his forces, President Barack Obama said March 26, 2011, in his weekly radio address.

Obama said that

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.

A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973.
Read more

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya.

Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met

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

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.

"Our efforts have been going