Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

Feb. 12, 2009

Feb. 10, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
6
21
27
1,583
CAS/Armed Recon
2
73
75
4,062
Airlift
110
110
5,268
Air refueling
50
50
1,898
Total
262
12,811

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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