Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

March 24, 2008

March 20, 2008

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
24
11
35
2,149
CAS/Armed Recon
55
43
98
6,522
Airlift
141
141
9,766
Air refueling
47
47
3,039
Total
321
21,476

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

YTD = Year to Date

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

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