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Air Sorties from SWA

May 22, 2009

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Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaMay 18, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
27
21
48
5,541
CAS/Armed Recon
30
56
86
13,427
Airlift
150
150
18,816
Air refueling
43
43
6,093
Total
327
43,877

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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