Air Sorties in SWA, 120909

Dec. 14, 2009
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Dec. 9, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
29
10
39
16,290
CAS/Armed Recon
26
15
41
33,259
Airlift
116
116
46,525
Air refueling
38
38
16,289
Total
234
112,363

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

YTD = Year to Date

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

Note: Data includes all coalition sorties, except for airlift, which is USAF only

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