Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest Asia

Oct. 2, 2008

Sept. 30, 2008

Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
24
13
37
9,828
CAS/Armed Recon
40
48
88
27,979
Airlift
120
120
35,368
Air refueling
50
50
13,831
Total
295
87,006

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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