Air Sorties from SWA081810

Aug. 27, 2010
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Aug. 18-19, 2010
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR 55
131
186
16,422
CAS/Armed Recon
30
193
223
22,151
Airlift
341
341
40,163
Air refueling
114
114
10,794
Rescue 47 47 4,992
Total
911
94,522

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

YTD = Year to Date

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

Note: Data for all coalition sorties, except airlift and rescue, which are USAF only

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