Air Sorties from SWA

Aug. 5, 2009
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaAug. 1, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
23
26
49
8,959
CAS/Armed Recon
28
73
101
20,321
Airlift
148
148
27,662
Air refueling
39
39
9,826
Total
337
66,768

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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