Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism

July 23, 2007

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July 18, 2007

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
ISR
15
12
27
CAS/Armed Recon
69
35
104
Airlift
136
136
Air refueling
48
48
Total
84
47
184
315

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

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