Air Sorties in the Global War on Terrorism

June 27, 2007

June 23-24, 2007

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
ISR
32
20
52
CAS/Armed Recon
146
86
232
Airlift
322
322
Air refueling
103
103
Total
178
106
425
709

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

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