Air Sorties in SWA 08161709

Aug. 20, 2009
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Aug. 16-17, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
49
55
104
9,778
CAS/Armed Recon
50
173
223
21,895
Airlift
304
304
29,983
Air refueling
107
107
10,668
Total
738
72,324

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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