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Robert G. Bradley Begins Exercise Obangame Express

12:00 AM3/21/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) pulled into Limbre, Cameroon, to participate in exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 2011.

Obangame Express is a maritime exercise that focuses on the Gulf of Guinea region with representatives from
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TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Briefs Pentagon Press on Operation Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/21/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, provided updates on operations in Libya during a Pentagon briefing March 21, 2011. Speaking via satellite from the U.S. AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Ham discussed Operation
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President Says U.S. Part of Broad Coalition in Libya

12:00 AM3/21/2011
U.S. military actions in Libya are being conducted as part of a broad multinational coalition and in direct support of a United Nations mandate designed to set conditions for other coalition partners to play larger roles enforcing the no-fly zone
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Gadhafi's Troops Retreat From Benghazi

12:00 AM3/21/2011
Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are retreating from the opposition stronghold of Benghazi following coalition attacks to protect Libyan civilians over the weekend, Army General Carter F. Ham said today.

Ham commands U.S. Africa Command
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Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Strike Libya

12:00 AM3/20/2011
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers positioned in coalition military bases and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) launched during the early hours in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution
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Coalition Answers Libyan People's Call, Flournoy Says

12:00 AM3/20/2011
Operation Odyssey Dawn is a coalition effort responding to the calls of the Libyan people, Arab nations and the international community as a whole, the undersecretary of defense for policy said today.

In a BBC interview, Michele
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Strikes Degrade Libya's Defenses, but Threats Remain

12:00 AM3/20/2011
While the attacks on Libya's integrated air and missile defense system have been successful, thousands of anti-aircraft artillery emplacements and portable missile launchers still pose threats to coalition air crews, the director of the Joint
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Overview of 1st Day of U.S. Operations to Enforce UN Resolution 1973 Over Libya

12:00 AM3/20/2011
U.S. military forces are conducting military operations in support of the multi-national effort to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which authorizes all
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Mullen Says No-fly Zone 'Effectively in Place'

12:00 AM3/20/2011
Initial operations in Libya have been very effective, with French, British and U.S. air strikes crippling Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's capabilities, the U.S. military's top-ranking officer said today.

Speaking on CNN's
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STATEMENT: AFRICOM Commander on Commencement of Military Strikes in Libya

12:00 AM3/19/2011
Also available: General Carter Ham's statement translated to French and
Arabic.

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International Coalition Strikes at Libyan Military

12:00 AM3/19/2011
President Obama said March 19, 2011, that U.S. Navy and coalition ships and submarines have launched missiles against Libyan military forces to support an international coalition to stop attacks on Libyan civilians.

Obama told
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Coalition Launches 'Odyssey Dawn' to Implement Libya No-fly Zone

12:00 AM3/19/2011
Coalition forces launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19, 2011, to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country's ruler.

The goal of the military coalition is to prevent
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COMMUNIQUE: Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People

12:00 AM3/19/2011
[Following is the text released by the U.S. Department of State of the Communique of the Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People.]

At the invitation of President of the French Republic, M. Nicolas SARKOZY, Mr. Ban Ki
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U.S., Allies to Enforce U.N. Security Resolution on Libya

12:00 AM3/19/2011
The United States military will work with NATO and Arab League allies to stop Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi from killing his own people, President Barack Obama said in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2011.

On March 17, the U.N. Security
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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton Donates DOD-Funded Ambulance to the Tunisian Red Crescent Society

12:00 AM3/19/2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Tunisia on March 17, 2011 to donate the first of two ambulances to the Tunisian Red Crescent Volunteer Training Center.

U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian Assistance
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TRANSCRIPT: Obama Warns Libya to Comply with U.N. Resolution 1973 or Face International Force

12:00 AM3/18/2011
President Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Defense to coordinate planning with international partners for possible international military action if Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi does not comply with the terms of U.N. Security Council
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U.N. Security Council Approves No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/18/2011
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution March 17, 2011 authorizing international action to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and take "all measures necessary" to protect civilians from attacks by the Libyan military forces.
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U.N. Security Council Approves No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/17/2011
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution March 17, 2011, authorizing international action to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and take "all measures necessary" to protect civilians from attacks by the Libyan military forces.

The
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Personnel Recovery Task Force Practices Rescue Mission in Exercise

12:00 AM3/17/2011
A group of Air Force pararescuemen and an Army site security team practiced conducting a rescue mission for survivors of an aircraft crash near Djibouti as part of an exercise scenario, February 26, 2011.

Complete with actors
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Personnel recovery task force rescues aircrew in exercise

12:00 AM3/17/2011
DJIBOUTI --A group of Air Force pararescuemen and an Army site security team conducted a rescue mission for survivors of an aircraft crash near Djibouti Feb. 26.
The disaster was part of an exercise scenario, but the response was anything
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