Monthly Archives: March 2011

Operation Odyssey Dawn

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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany: A 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics craftsman rekeys the avionics systems of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here March 18 that will depart in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. 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. UNSCR 1973 authorizes 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/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

Afghan National Army Soldiers Train On Generator Maintenance

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PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Mai Deen, an Afghan National Army generator maintainer, examines a damaged truck engine with U.S. Army Sgt. Troy A. Boutin, generator shop non-commissioned officer in charge with Company B, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native of Milledgeville, Ill., at Forward Operating Base Boris March 14. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly K. Menzies, Task Force Currahee Public Affairs)

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US Aid To Tunisia

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March 4th 2011, U.S. Airmen from the 435th Air Mobility Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base unload blankets, tarps and water containers provided by US Aid at Djerba Zarzis Airport in Tunisia. The U.S. Government is working intensely with the International community to meet the humanitarian needs of the Lybian people and others in the country who fled across the borders. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens.

AFSOC Aids Operation Tomodachi

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Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group drive forklifts carrying pallets of freshwater to be loaded onto Japan Ground Self-Defense Force trucks March 20, 2011, at Sendai Airport, Japan. Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron manage the airfield with the help of the 353rd SOG, Marines, JGSDF and other Japanese agencies. Sendai Airport has become a main hub for bringing humanitarian aid to those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

Helping Families

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More than 100 U.S. sailors, Marines and civilians throughout Navy Region Northwest work with their Army and Air Force counterparts, other agencies and volunteers from the USO and American Red Cross in Seattle, March 21, 2011. Teams are providing assistance to the more than 120 family members who arrived in Seattle from Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Lockwood.

Members Voluntarily Leave Japan In Support Of Operation Pacific Passage

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Passengers of a DC-10 military-chartered flight arriving from Japan de-board March 22, 2011, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Service members, family members and civil service employees voluntarily left Japan in efforts to assist and expedite recovery efforts in the country by reducing the demand for food, water, fuel and electricity during this national emergency while hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens remain displaced. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Battles)

Harrier Resupply

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An AV-8B Harrier jump jet returns to USS Kearsarge for fuel and ammunition resupply in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, March 20, 2011. The jet is from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Coalition forces launched the operation to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which protects the Libyan people from their ruler. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael S. Lockett

Refueling For ‘Odyssey’

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Spanish F-18 Fighters refuel on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, March 22, 2011. These aircraft are part of Task Force Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command task force to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens.

455th ESFS Named Best In AFCENT

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Airman 1st Class Jarren Ewing (back) and Senior Airman Stephen Jardine (front) both from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron take a break during a routine patrol outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. Security Forces members visited a village to build a relationship with the Afghan locals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sheila deVera)

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Operation Tomodachi

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Members of the Fairfax County, Va. Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue head down a flight of stairs to start their operations, searching structures and debris on March 16, 2011 in Ofunato, Japan. A 9.0 Earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2010 that caused a Tsunami that destroyed anything in its path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock) (Released)