Air Superiority For NATO Over Libya

Airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft from NATO, the U.S., Britain and France are coordinating air-attack missions and refueling operations over Libya and the Mediterranean on a 24/7 basis. Eight aircraft take turns directing the routes of coalition air forces: three Boeing E-3A Sentry NATO aircraft and two Royal Air Force Boeing E-3Ds forward-based in Trapani, Sicily; two U.S. Air Force ...