Air Sorties in SWA 10-28-09

Nov. 5, 2009
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Oct. 28, 2009
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
28
27
55
13,934
CAS/Armed Recon
22
63
85
29,263
Airlift
157
157
40,282
Air refueling
40
40
14,438
Total
337
97,917

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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