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AUGUSTA BAY, Italy - Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) watch the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney pass.

AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Mar. 25, 2011) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) watch the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) pass after rendering honors. Barry is supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Dowload higest-resolution version(714 by 700 pixels)
March 30, 2011

AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Mar. 25, 2011) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) watch the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) pass after rendering honors. Barry is supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. JTF Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released)

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