Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

March 25, 2008

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March 21-22, 2008

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
47
19
66
2,215
CAS/Armed Recon
132
79
211
6,733
Airlift
312
312
10,078
Air refueling
87
87
3,126
Total
676
22,152

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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