Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

April 3, 2009

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March 31, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
29
8
37
3,505
CAS/Armed Recon
24
71
95
8,911
Airlift
130
130
11,940
Air refueling
48
48
4,075
Total
310
28,431

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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