Air Sorties from SWA

Oct. 23, 2008

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaOct. 21, 2008

Sortie Type	OIF	OEF	OIF/OEF	Total	YTD
ISR	26	13		39	10,718
CAS/Armed Recon	44	73		117	30,261
Airlift			140	140	38,199
Air refueling			55	55	14,927
Total				351	94,105

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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