Airmen Support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradley Stinson and Airman 1st Class Casey Williams, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for its departure in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2011. The U.S. Africa Command task force was established to prodive 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 concil Resolutin 1973. UNSCR 1873 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 by Airman 1st Class Brea Miller)