Air Sorties in Southwest Asia

Sept. 9, 2009

Sept. 2-4, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
82
98
180
10,812
CAS/Armed Recon
72
243
315
23,843
Airlift
420
420
32,568
Air refueling
168
168
11,683
Total
1,083
78,906

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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