U.S. fighter jets attacked the Libyan

U.S. fighter jets attacked the Libyan air force base. In fact, the U.S. military previously said they support the team only after NATO took over operations in Libya.

Reporting from the CNN page, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, this information is obtained from the Pentagon spokesman David Lapan. He said that U.S. warplanes to attack the task at the behest of NATO, as the leader of coalition forces in Libya.

Lapan said that NATO as a leader of the free operation using a U.S. fighter jet boat to attack. Since NATO took over operations on 4 April, Lapan said U.S. troops had been several times dropping bombs on Libyan air base.

Not reported where the attack carried out and what level of damage and casualties in the attack.

These attacks against U.S. President Barack Obama's statement at the time of submission of the United States to the NATO leadership in Libya. They are in the country to enforce the no-fly zone resolution of the UN Security Council.

Obama was then told that the U.S. would only act as support teams, such as to help shipping logistics, the search for victims, and destruction of the communication signal.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, also said the same thing. He said that that the U.S. military would not take part in the attack and entrusted the mission to coalition forces.
A U.S. soldier who was directly involved in the attack on Libya on Wednesday, insisting that the attack was for defense.

"This is a purely defensive mission. We feel no need to reveal every mission to the public," said the soldier who did not want to be named this.