Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

March 26, 2008

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March 23, 2008

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
24
8
32
2,247
CAS/Armed Recon
59
40
99
6,832
Airlift
144
144
10,222
Air refueling
45
45
3,171
Total
320
22,472

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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