Air Sorties in SWA 07060710

July 15, 2010
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, July 6-7, 2010
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
43
114
157
12,593
CAS/Armed Recon
42
159
201
17,814
Airlift
396
396
32,339
Air refueling
109
109
8,427
Rescue 66 66 3,765
Total
929
74,938

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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