Air Sorties in SWA 041610

April 21, 2010

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Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, April 16, 2010
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
27
47
74
6,468
CAS/Armed Recon
20
67
87
9,767
Airlift
179
179
17,951
Air refueling
46
46
4,481
Rescue 24 24 1,256
Total
410
39,923

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

Link to Daily Report’s April 15, 2010 Air Sorties in Southwest Asia

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