Air Sorties From SWA

April 22, 2008
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaApril 17-19, 2008
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
60
28
88
2,983
CAS/Armed Recon
127
121
248
9,036
Airlift
338
338
13,402
Air refueling
130
130
4,151
Total
804
29,572

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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