▁led ▁by ▁Carter ▁Ham , ▁and ▁the ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁Od ys sey ▁Da wn , ▁led ▁by ▁Samuel ▁J . ▁Lock lear ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁command ▁ship ▁, ▁respectively . ▁From ▁there ▁on ▁command ▁was ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁naval ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁operation ▁at ▁which ▁level ▁the ▁different ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁commanded ▁their ▁assets ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁their ▁rules ▁of ▁eng agement ▁and ▁through ▁l ia ison ▁officers . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁initial ▁inter vention , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁wanted ▁to ▁scale ▁down ▁their ▁invol vement ▁significantly ▁to ▁a ▁supporting ▁role . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁cons ensus ▁within ▁NAT O , ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁body ▁capable ▁of ▁command ing ▁a ▁mult in ational ▁operation ▁of ▁this ▁size , ▁however , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁immediately . ▁As ▁cons ensus ▁grew ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁days , ▁NAT O ▁took ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁operation ▁under ▁its ▁command ▁until ▁taking ▁command ▁of ▁all ▁military ▁operations ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March . ▁ ▁Command ▁structure ▁ ▁Political ▁direction ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Council ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Head quarters ▁Al lied ▁Pow ers ▁Europe . ▁The ▁chain ▁of ▁command ▁is ▁from ▁Supreme ▁Al lied ▁Commander ▁Europe , ▁Admir al ▁James ▁G . ▁St av rid is ▁( US ▁Navy ), ▁to ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Commander ▁of ▁Al lied ▁J oint ▁Force ▁Command ▁Nap les , ▁L t . ▁General ▁Charles ▁B ouch ard ▁( Ro yal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ) ▁acting ▁as ▁oper ational