Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

April 14, 2009

April 9-10, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
54
20
74
3,902
CAS/Armed Recon
53
119
172
9,878
Airlift
280
280
13,320
Air refueling
45
45
4,468
Total
571
31,568

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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