Air Sorties from SWA

Sept. 30, 2008

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaSept. 25-27, 2008

Sortie Type	OIF	OEF	OIF/OEF	Total	YTD
ISR	81	42		123	9,701
CAS/Armed Recon	134	202		336	27,672
Airlift			377	377	34,665
Air refueling			153	153	13,665
Total				989	85,998

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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