Operation Odyssey Dawn Nighttime Flight Ops
22 Mar 2011
By John Reed
Here's some great video of the early hours of Operation Odyssey Dawn. It's shot from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge who's AV-8B Harrier jump jets are likely the same ones that have been mopping up Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces over the last few days. Seen in the clip is one of those Harriers, an MV-22 Osprey and what appears to be a CH-53E Super Stallion, all of which are flown by the Marines. The Kearsarge normally carries a mix of Marine Corps Harriers and MV-22s along with a handful of Navy SH-60 and HH-60 Seahawk choppers.
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