Air Sorties from SWA 032610

March 31, 2010
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, March 26, 2010
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
26
43
69
5,062
CAS/Armed Recon
18
70
88
7,681
Airlift
197
197
14,039
Air refueling
48
48
3,538
Rescue 29 29 609
Total
431
30,929

OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom

OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom

ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance

YTD = Year to Date

Airlift includes Horn of Africa data

Note: Data for all coalition sorties, except airlift and rescue, which are USAF only

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