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Nation were having a war and john mccain wanted the u.s. to start fighting russia alongside the georgians? during that war it was the uss mt. whitney that was deployed to deliver aid in georgia and the first ship to reach the port that it went to. mt. whitney is considered the most advanced ship that the u.s. has floated. this is where the u.s. has been running the libyan war out of. between the ship's admiral and the u.s. attorney general, this is where the u.s. has been running the war in libya from. as of last night, the uss mt. whitney we think is not going to be the headquarters for the w...

Libya in the last 18 or so hours. these were actually first launched operationally during operation desert storm. a total of 159 tomahawks have been fired into libya by the u.s. since the operation began on saturday. the missiles are being fired from american navy ships in the mediterranean, that includes this one here, the "uss barry" one of two guided missile destroyers there. the u.s. also had three submarines in the mediterranean firing cruise missiles. this has more than 346,000 officers on board. meanwhile, one of those ships have left the area. let's talk about the "uss mt. whet ne mt. ...

Missile destroyers there. here is a look at it, about 500 feet long, 346,000 officers on board, the u.s. also had three submarines in the mediterranean firing cruise missiles but one hooz since left the area. finally, let's show you and talk a bit about the "uss mt mt. whitney." this is the command and control ship for the u.s. navy's sixth fleet. the crew about 700 or so, carries on board guns, rockets. it'ses the command center for the coordinated operation going on right now. liaisons from the other coalition partners are also on board. and the u.s. admiral samuel locklear is operating odys...

There. >> the "uss mt. whitney" is a ship designed for normandy style invasion. it has the best command and control, bar none, across the globe. >> that's where it's all happening. central command. alec, good to see you. appreciate your insight. >> good to be here. in a few moments we expect could hear from president obama for the first time since u.s. forces started protecting libyan residents by force. we'll bring you his comments live from chile. earlier today, a top u.s. kmapder said the multinational campaign dthat launched saturda is generally achieving its goal. but it was not to ge...

Act of war? >> reporter: they're not calling it that necessarily, wolf. but any time you fire tomahawk missiles at ground sites in a country, it does constitute a hostile action. i mean, these tomahawks fly very close to the ground. they are programmed with a target before they're launched and they have an ability to go around both natural and manmade obstacles. and when they hit their target, they explode. so when these tomahawks hit, it is by its very nature a very violent action. >> as of right now, chris -- correct me if i'm wrong -- the u.s. military is in charge of this entire operation ...