Air Sorties From SWA

April 8, 2008

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaApril 5, 2008

Sortie Type	OIF	OEF	OIF/OEF	Total	YTD
ISR	22	7		29	2,551
CAS/Armed Recon	60	36		96	7,751
Airlift			146	146	11,560
Air refueling			41	41	3,577
Total				312	25,439

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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Air Sorties From SWA

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