Air Sorties in SWA

Air Sorties in SWA

May 30, 2008

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaMay 27-28, 2008

Sortie Type	OIF	OEF	OIF/OEF	Total	YTD
ISR	45	27		72	4,421
CAS/Armed Recon	125	94		219	13,202
Airlift			278	278	18,989
Air refueling			88	88	6,098
Total				657	42,710

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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