A Qatari Mirage 2000-5 jet drives down the runway to refuel in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 25, 2011, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorized all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes
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