Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

June 25, 2009

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June 22, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
23
22
45
7,062
CAS/Armed Recon
20
79
99
16,717
Airlift
130
130
23,591
Air refueling
52
52
7,803
Total
326
55,173

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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