Air Sorties from SWA

June 9, 2009
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaJune 4-6, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
72
58
130
6,364
CAS/Armed Recon
46
206
252
15,283
Airlift
375
375
21,431
Air refueling
147
147
7,054
Total
904
50,132

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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