Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

July 2, 2009

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Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
24
21
45
7,328
CAS/Armed Recon
12
74
86
17,276
Airlift
120
120
24,441
Air refueling
51
51
8,117
Total
302
57,132

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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