Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn
Members from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function push a pallet into place here March 23, 2011. The pallet will be sent via airlift to support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn. JTF 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 Gadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Sam Locklear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabitha Lee/Released)