Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism:

Sept. 27, 2005

September 23-25, 2005

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
ISR
25
16
–
41
CAS/Armed Recon
102
68
–
170
Airlift
–
–
530
530
Air refueling
–
–
97
97
Total
127
84
627
838

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

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