{"id":324286,"date":"2011-03-20T12:04:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T12:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/20\/wide-array-of-u-s-warplanes-used-in-libya-attacks\/"},"modified":"2011-03-20T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T12:04:28","slug":"wide-array-of-u-s-warplanes-used-in-libya-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/20\/wide-array-of-u-s-warplanes-used-in-libya-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide array of U.S. warplanes used in Libya attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"66.1004889976\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link --><br \/>\n       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>By <b>Larry Shaughnessy<\/b>, CNN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"45\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>U.S. fires missiles on Libya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>19 warplanes were used in airstrikes<\/li>\n<li>More than 110 Tomahawk Cruise missiles were launched<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>Washington (CNN)<\/b> &#8212; Nineteen U.S. warplanes, including Marine Corps Harrier jets, Air Force B-2 stealth bombers and F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, conducted strike operations against Libyan air defenses and ground forces Sunday morning, according to Lt. Cmdr James Stockman of U.S. Africa Command.<\/p>\n<p>Four British Tornado jets also took part in strikes against Libya on Saturday, according to the British Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>The airstrikes are the next phase in Operation Odyssey Dawn, which began about 3 p.m. ET Saturday with the launch of more than 110 Tomahawk Cruise missiles from U.S. and British warships and subs.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy launched four Harrier &#8220;jump jets&#8221; from the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship now in the Mediterranean Sea. The Harriers &#8220;conducted strikes against Gadhafi&#8217;s ground forces and air defenses, joining an international effort to halt an offensive against the Libyan populace,&#8221; said Navy spokesman Cmdr. Danny Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--endclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy also flew EA-18 Growlers, which are special versions of the F\/A 18 fighter designed to jam enemy electronic signals, such as targeting radar from enemy air defense batteries, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Protecting the innocent and conducting combined operations are what we are designed to do,&#8221; said Col. Mark J. Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the unit operating off the Kearsarge. &#8220;Our forces are doing both as part of the U.S. commitment to protect Libyan citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From CNN&#8217;s Larry Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><!-- \/cnn_strycntntrgt --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/RajNQJtAqYY\/index.html\" title=\"Wide array of U.S. warplanes used in Libya attacks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wide array of U.S. warplanes used in Libya attacks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Larry Shaughnessy , CNN U.S. fires missiles on Libya STORY HIGHLIGHTS 19 warplanes were used in airstrikes More than 110 Tomahawk Cruise missiles were launched Washington (CNN) &#8212; Nineteen U.S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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