Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

June 18, 2009

June 14, 2009

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
25
10
35
6,703
CAS/Armed Recon
13
54
67
15,984
Airlift
130
130
22,531
Air refueling
40
40
7,429
Total
272
52,647

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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