Operation Odyssey Dawn
Hovedartikel: Oprøret i Libyen 2011._launching_a_Tomahawk_missile_in_support_of_Operation_Odyssey_Dawn.jpg)
Affyring af en Tomahawk fra USS Barry (DDG-52)) 19. marts 2011
Operation Odyssey Dawn er kodenavnet for det amerikanske bidrag i den libyske flyveforbudszone.[1] Storbritannien har tilsvarende Operation Ellamy, Frankrig Opération Harmatta og Canada Operation MOBILE. Forslaget om en flyveforbudszone kom efter Muammar al-Gaddafis troppers nedslagtning af civile i Libyen i forbindelse med Oprøret i Libyen 2011. Formålet var at hindre Muammar al-Gaddafi-loyale styrker i at udføre luftangreb mod oprørstyrkerne. Der blev truffet aftale om aktionen på en konference i Paris d. 19. marts 2011.
I alt 22 lande deltager i den samlede aktion. Mindre lande som Danmark deltager i den samlede aktion med seks F-16 jagerfly, hvoraf to er reservefly[2]. Norge stiller ligeledes med seks F-16 jagerfly.
Referencer
- ^ Artikel fra det amerikanske forsvarsministerium
- ^ "Pressemeddelelse Forsvarsministeriet". Arkiveret fra originalen 18. august 2011. Hentet 20. marts 2011.
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USS Barry (DDG-52) launching a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn.jpg
110319-N-7231E-001 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 19, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. 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.
110319-N-7231E-001 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 19, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. 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.