Bones Posted March 30, 2011 at 06:22 PM Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 at 06:22 PM I have been recalled back to the Fleet in support of the United States involvement in "Operation Odyssey Dawn"Mission 1 AARVFA-143USS EisenhowerTask Force 76Mediterranean SeaDATE : March 29, 2011LOCAL TIME : 0230WEATHER : Partly CloudyBACKGROUNDLibyan Colonel Gadhafi has been using attack aircraft and helicopter gunships to attack protesters in the streets of Tripoli.The U.S. Sixth Fleet's carrier battle group led by the carrier U.S.S. Reagan has moved off the Libyan coast near Tripoli.Now NATO and the U.N. have authorized No-Fly Zone over western Libya. However, before NATO aircraft can fly over Libya, the threat from mobile SAMs must be eliminated. Even now intel reports the SAMs are being repositioned in and around Tripoli.MISSION OBJECTIVEYour flight of F/A-18E Super Hornets will fly over western Libya and destroy any mobile SAM launchers that target your aircraft. Any Libyan fighter aircraft that you encounter are also to be destroyed.DEBRIEFA flight of six VFA-143 Super Hornets flew the first mission over Tripoli lastnight and began eliminating the surface-to-air missile threat to coalition aircraft enforcing the No Fly Zone.Mission pictures and video will follow as soon as they are cleared by the S2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted March 31, 2011 at 01:45 PM Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 01:45 PM Here is the video of the entire mission.[yt=640,390]HebUPkvpXVs&hd=1[/yt] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=VG= Outlanders Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:25 PM I like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty) Posted April 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM Nice vid!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted April 1, 2011 at 01:55 PM Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 at 01:55 PM Thanks fellas, second mission will be up later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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