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• Transcript: DOD News Briefing by Vice Adm. Gortney on Operation Odyssey Dawn DoD 20 Mar 2011 -- Presenter: Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, Director of The Joint Staff
• Updated: British Armed Forces launch strike against Libyan air defence systems UK MOD 20 Mar 2011 -- A Royal Navy submarine and RAF Tornado jets have participated in coordinated strikes against key Libyan military installations as part of the coalition plan to enforce UN Resolution 1973.
• Libya update UK MOD 20 Mar 2011 -- The Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, Major General John Lorimer, briefed the media this morning, Sunday 20 March 2011, on Operation ELLAMY, the UK's military action in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973.
• U.S. Air Force aircraft strike Libya AFNS 20 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits, F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16CJ Fighting Falcons launched during the early hours of March 20 in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from any further harm from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
• International Coalition Strikes Libyan Air Defenses NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- As part of an international coalition force aimed at stopping the violence against Libyan civilians, U.S. military ships, submarines and aircraft commenced strikes against military sites and surface-to-air defense systems along the Libyan coast March 19.
• USS Stout Conducts Strike Operations in Support of Operation Odyssey Dawn NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- USS Stout (DDG 55) supported Joint Task Force Operation Odyssey Dawn by launching missile strikes against Libya March 19 in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, helping to prevent attacks on the Libyan people by that country's government.
• Navy, Marine Corps Aircraft Strike Libya NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers from coalition bases and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) launched March 20, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from further harm.
• Overview of 1st Day of U.S. Operations to Enforce UN Resolution 1973 Over Libya AFRICOM 20 Mar 2011 -- U.S. military forces are conducting military operations in support of the multi-national effort to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya from attacks by the regime of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi.
• Strikes Degrade Libya's Defenses, But Threats Remain AFPS 20 Mar 2011 -- While the attacks on Libya’s integrated air and missile defense system have been successful, thousands of anti-aircraft artillery emplacements and portable missile launchers still pose threats to coalition air crews, the director of the Joint Staff said today.
• Gates: Military Effort in Libya One Part of Solution AFPS 20 Mar 2011 -- As the United States and its coalition partners establish the no-fly zone they hope will keep Moammar Gadhafi from “slaughtering his own people,” military forces are just one way to bring stability to Libya, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
• Pentagon: Air Strikes in Libya Effective Against Gadhafi's Forces VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- The U.S military said Sunday that the first airstrikes to enforce a U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libya have been effective. A top military officer in Washington told reporters that the United States and coalition forces would continue to target Libyan military positions, but not the residence of leader Moammar Gadhafi.
• Mullen Says No-fly Zone 'Effectively in Place' AFPS 20 Mar 2011 -- Initial operations in Libya have been very effective, with French, British and U.S. air strikes crippling Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's capabilities, the U.S. military's top-ranking officer said today.
• Mullen: Attacks Make No-Fly Zone Possible AFPS 20 Mar 2011 -- The coalition attacks yesterday have put in place the conditions needed to establish a no-fly zone over Libya, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on NBC's "Meet the Press" today.
• Coalition Answers Libyan People's Call, Flournoy Says AFPS 20 Mar 2011 -- Operation Odyssey Dawn is a coalition effort responding to the calls of the Libyan people, Arab nations and the international community as a whole, the undersecretary of defense for policy said today.
• Berlin allows US to use German bases for attacking Libya IRNA 20 Mar 2011 -- Germany is indirectly supporting the western military action in Libya by allowing the US to use its German bases for such an assault, media reports said here on Sunday.
• Diplomats report ongoing row within NATO over Libyan mission IRNA 20 Mar 2011 -- NATO members meeting in Brussels on Sunday continued to argue on whether the western military pact should assume a formal role in the Libya campaign and the logistics of the operation, the German press report.
• 26th MEU planes strike Libya USMC News 20 Mar 2011 -- U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from any further harm from the Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi regime, now involves 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aircraft, as part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Mar. 20.
• 26th Marine Expeditionary unit joins Odyssey Dawn USMC News 20 Mar 2011 -- Aircraft from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit joined Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn in the early morning hours of March 20, in support of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from any further harm from the Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi's regime.
• US Says International Forces Control Skies Over Libya VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- America's top military commander says a United Nations-authorized no-fly zone over Libya has effectively been achieved.
• US: No-Fly Zone Over Libya Established; Gadhafi Threatens 'Long War' VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- The top U.S. military officer says a U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libya is "effectively" in place after the United States and its allies carried out a series of cruise missile attacks and airstrikes on Libyan military targets.
• 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) takes flight for Operation Rawhide II USMC News 20 Mar 2011 -- Recently an operation bringing together five of the six functions of the aviation combat element began here in the Regional Command Southwest area of operations in Afghanistan.
• Pakistan air force on alert after US strike: report IRNA 20 Mar 2011 -- Pakistan has put its air force on high alert after the Thursday's U.S. drone strike which killed 44 people in North Waziristan tribal region, local media reported on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Media Availability with Secretary Gates enroute to Russia, from Andrews Air Force Base DoD 20 Mar 2011 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• USS Stethem Arrives in Donghae for Exercise Foal Eagle 2011 NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived in the port of Donghae, Republic of Korea (ROK), March 17 for a visit in preparation for exercise Foal Eagle 2011.
• USS Decatur Visits India NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) visited Chennai, India, March 16-19, giving the crew a chance to experience the culture of India and participate in community service (COMSERV) projects.
• John C. Stennis Holds Change of Command NNS 20 Mar 2011 -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) held a change of command ceremony March 18 in the ship's hangar bay.
• Heavy body armor result of over-engineering Army News 20 Mar 2011 -- The armor plates used in the plate carriers and IOTV Soldiers wear in combat are safe -- maybe too safe.

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• Ban urges Libya to comply fully with Security Council resolution UN News Centre 20 Mar 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his call on the Libyan Government to stop all hostilities against its own civilians and comply fully with last week's Security Council resolution, saying any fresh declaration of a ceasefire by the country's authorities must be tested.
• Obama Security Adviser: Gadhafi Faces Increasing Isolation VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- President Barack Obama's national security adviser says military action by the United States and international partners has had significantly reduced the threat to Libyan civilians. Tom Donilon said Sunday that coalition attacks are a first step in a process that increasingly will isolate Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
• Qaddafi Defiant As U.S., European Air Strikes Hit Libya RFE/RL 20 Mar 2011 -- A top U.S. military commander has said the initial phase of an international operation to impose a no-fly zone over Libya "has been successful" and that the Libyan government's ground offensive against the eastern city of Benghazi had been stopped.
• China says regrets military strike against Libya RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- China regrets the multinational military strike launched against Libya, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Libya says UN Security Council resolution on no-fly zone invalid RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- Libya has called the UN Security Council resolution imposing a no-fly zone over the country as invalid, JANA news agency reported on Sunday citing a statement from the Libyan Foreign Ministry.
• Libya hands out arms to people in defense against aggressors - Gaddafi RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- The Libyan authorities have started handing out arms from military depots to the country's population in response to the U.S.-led attack against Libya, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a radio address to the nation on Sunday.
• Moscow urges western nations to stop indiscriminate use of force in Libya RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- Russia urges western nations to stop the indiscriminate use of force in Libya, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Arab eastern states join anti-Libyan coalition - media RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- Arab eastern countries joined the Western military operation that has effectively established a no-fly zone against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime, world media reported.
• Libya calls for 'immediate ceasefire' - media RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2011 -- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called all military forces for the "immediate ceasefire," Sky news reported Sunday.
• Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- The Arab League is criticizing the international air assault on Libya, a week after asking the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone on the North African nation.
• Libya's Gadhafi Vows to Defeat Western Forces VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says his people will defend their nation to the last from an international coalition. Western-led forces have been attacking military positions in a bid to enforce a no-fly zone and protect anti-Gadhafi forces.

News Reports

• Radiation Fears Mount Despite Partial Restoration Of Power At Japanese Nuclear Plant RFE/RL 20 Mar 2011 -- Workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have managed to reconnected power to the facility's No. 1 and No. 2 reactors, a step they hope will soon allow them to restart the plant's cooling system and avert a wider nuclear disaster.
• Visiting Egypt, Ban urges country to serve as inspiration for wider Arab world UN News Centre 20 Mar 2011 -- A successful transition in Egypt towards greater democracy can inspire the rest of the region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging the country to continue with its recent reforms by holding fair and transparent elections soon, upholding the rights of women and minorities and encouraging the development of a free press.
• Yemen: UN chief calls on authorities to reach for 'bold reforms' UN News Centre 20 Mar 2011 -- Only “bold reforms” in Yemen will meet the expectations of the country's people, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging authorities to immediately start as broad a dialogue as possible with the political opposition, youth groups and other elements of civil society.
• Yemeni President Fires Cabinet as Protests Escalate VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster.
• Ethiopia Advocates Overthrow of Eritrean Government VOA 20 Mar 2011 -- Ethiopia has announced a change in its foreign policy to actively advocate the overthrow of the government in neighboring Eritrea.