Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

May 12, 2009

May 6, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
28
20
48
4,979
CAS/Armed Recon
13
76
89
12,316
Airlift
140
140
17,104
Air refueling
49
49
5,461
Total
322
39,855

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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