An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on March 21, 2011 for fuel and ammunition resupply while conducting air strikes supporting Operation Odyssey Dawn.
B-1Bs took off from the continental United States on combat sorties for the first time on March 19, 2011 to strike targets in Libya. The two bombers were assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing based at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.
Three B-2s travelled halfway around the world to deliver 45 GBU-31(V)/B joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs) each weighing 2,000lb (907kg).
The United Arab Emirates Air Force deployed six Block 60 F-16s to Decimomannu AB on Sardinia on March 27, 2011. F-16E 3048, armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, is seen landing at the Italian base.
Seven CF-18 Hornets from No.425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 3 Wing CFB Bagotville, Quebec, are deployed to Trapani AB for Operation Unified Protector.
Laser-guided bombs are being used against targets in Libya by the Canadian CF-18 Hornets during Operation Unified Protector.
Spanish EF-18M Fighters refuelled at NAS Sigonella, Italy, on March 22, 2011 following a combat air patrol mission flown as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The aircraft are deployed to Decimomannu AB on Sardinia from Ala 12 at Torrejon AB near Madrid.
Mirage 2000 ВВС Катара вооружен УР Magic II и MICA-RF, фотография сделана в небе над Ливией в 2011 году.
The Qatar Emiri Air Force has six Mirage 2000-5DDAs deployed to NAS Souda Bay on the island of Crete supporting Operation Unified Protector.
United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000-9EADs are also participating in the NATO-led Unified Protector operating from Decimomannu AB on Sardinia.
French Air Force Rafales were the first fighter-bombers to strike Libyan targets near Benghazi on March 19, 2011.
A Mirage 2000D fighter-bomber takes on fuel from a Canadian Forces CC-150 Polaris during a mission from BA126 Solenzara on Corsica. The aircraft are deployed from BA133 Nancy-Ochey in eastern France.
A US Navy EA-18G Growler of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 (VAQ-132) 'Scorpions' refuels from a CC-150 Polaris. Six EA-18Gs re-deployed from Al Asad AB, Iraq to Aviano AB, Italy in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn.
A CC-150 Polaris detached from No.437 Transport Squadron at 8 Wing CFB Trenton, Ontario, taxies on the main runway at Trapani AB, Sicily.
On March 23, 2011 a Spanish Air Force CN-235 VIGMA (Vigilancia Maritima, Maritime Surveillance) took off from Getafe AB near Madrid for Decimomannu AB on Sardinia. The aircraft is helping to enforce the arms embargo on Libya operating over the Gulf of Sirte and southern Mediterranean Sea.
A 48th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle, loaded with precision-guided munitions and AMRAAM missiles, prepares to taxi from a hardened aircraft shelter at Aviano AB, Italy. The 48th FW lost an F-15E in Libya on March 21, 2011 reportedly because of mechanical failure.
French Air Force Rafales were the first fighter-bombers to strike Libyan targets near Benghazi on March 19, 2011.
Armed with four AASM air-to-ground missiles, a French Aeronavale Rafale F3 waits to be launched from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle bound for Libya.
