Air Sorties in Southwest Asia

Oct. 29, 2009

Oct. 23, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
25
32
57
13,657
CAS/Armed Recon
20
77
97
28,829
Airlift
150
150
39,519
Air refueling
41
41
14,233
Total
345
96,238

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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