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A United States Navy ship involved in a joint effort to take back Libyan cities from Islamic State forces visited Malta and is set to leave harbour on Monday. The operation, dubbed “Odyssey Lightning,” saw the US and Libyan governments collaborate to takThis US navy vessel is ‘a small city on the sea’
A United States Navy ship involved in a joint effort to take back Libyan cities from Islamic State forces visited Malta and is set to leave harbour on Monday. The operation, dubbed “Odyssey Lightning,” saw the US and Libyan governments collaborate to take back the city of Sert from ISIS forces. The USS Carney conducted battlefield illumination, providing light for marines conducting airstrikes, allowing them to close in and retake the city. Based in Rota, Spain, the ship was originally assigned for the Phased Adaptive Approach, a US initiative against long-range ballistic missile threats and to deploy protection of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies. Speaking to the Times of Malta, Commander Peter Halvorsen said the ship is multi-mission capable, doing everything from ballistic missile defence and humanitarian assistance to natural disaster relief. The ship is “essentially a small town or a small city,” Commander Halvorsen said. “We need to have everything that a town needs, including our own fire department, catering service, laundry and all the essentials to keep a city functioning.” But the USS Carney is still primarily a warship, he noted, with... Read more