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Air Mobility Command

Operation Odyssey Dawn

Senior Airman Nathan Gaudette, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to load a generator heater on a C-17 Globemaster III at Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, Wash., on March 22, 2011. This mission was in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., has seven aircraft and more than 100 Airmen assisting with the operation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Photo essay: Fairchild Airmen support Operation Odyssey Dawn

Published March 29, 2011
By Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airmen from Fairchild AFB supported missions and efforts for loading and launching mobility aircraft in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 22 and 23, 2011.

Operation Odyssey Dawn was established to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which calls for the protection of Libyan civilians from Gadhafi's forces and authorizes a no-fly zone over Libya.

For more on the Faichild support, view the Slideshow.