POL Fuels Mission
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyson Thibeault, 151st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from Utah Air Base, Utah, and Senior Airman Hursel Johnson, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils, and lubrication fuels distribution operator, connect a pantograph to a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 29, 2011. 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 by Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)