Operation Odyssey Dawn. USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) (March 20, 2011)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 20, 2011)

U.S. Marine Corps AV/-8B Harrier jets launch from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in preparation for Operation Odyssey Dawn missions. Later, an SH-60 Sea hawk helicopter, CH-53E Super Stallion, MV-22 Osprey and U.S. Marine Corps AV/-8B Harrier jets land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) following Operation Odyssey Dawn missions.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 19, 2011)

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Jordan Orr, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, checks the mount for a GAL-21 machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in preparation for Operation Odyssey Dawn missions.

 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman)

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 (UNSCR) 1973. 



(U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike Lenart)

Navy, Marine Corps Aircraft Strike Libya