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Air Sorties from SWA

April 29, 2009

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Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaApril 25-26, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
50
40
90
4,582
CAS/Armed Recon
54
150
204
11,358
Airlift
310
310
15,581
Air refueling
82
82
5,108
Total
686
36,629

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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