<div><a href="http://www.military.com/news/article/us-likely-to-keep-combat-role-in-libya-shift.html?ESRC=dod.nl" style="color: #1b57b1; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; "><img src="http://images.military.com//pics/libyanrebels3.25th.jpg" border="0" alt="Libya" hspace="7" width="200" height="132" style="float: left;" /></a></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">The United States welcomed a partial handover for the Libyan air campaign to NATO, but the allies apparently balked at assuming full control and the U.S. military was left in charge of the brunt of combat. </span></div>
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<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">NATO agreed on Thursday to take over command of the newly established no-fly zone over Libya, protective flights meant to deter Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi from putting warplanes in the air. That leaves the U.S. with responsibility for attacks on Gadhafi's ground forces and other targets, which are the toughest and most controversial portion of the operation. <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://www.military.com/news/article/us-likely-to-keep-combat-role-in-libya-shift.html?ESRC=dod.nl" style="color: #1b57b1; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; ">Read More</a></span></p>
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