Operation Odyssey Dawn
Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Joint Staff, briefs the press on "Operation Odyssey Dawn" at the Pentagon, March 19, 2011. Admiral Gortney announced that coalition forces have launched the operation to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which protects the Libyan people from their ruler. (DOD photo/Cherie Cullen)