Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

July 7, 2009

June 1-3, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
72
65
137
7,561
CAS/Armed Recon
41
168
209
17,670
Airlift
370
370
25,031
Air refueling
135
135
8,356
Total
851
58,618

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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