Air Sorties in SWA 083109

Aug. 31, 2009
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
26
29
55
10,294
CAS/Armed Recon
22
83
105
22,882
Airlift
149
149
31,272
Air refueling
58
58
11,171
Total
367
75,619

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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