Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

April 28, 2009

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April 23-24, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
49
41
90
4,492
CAS/Armed Recon
39
139
178
11,154
Airlift
250
250
15,271
Air refueling
85
85
5,026
Total
603
35,943

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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