Air Sorties from SWA 051310

May 20, 2010
Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, May 13, 2010
Sortie Type
OIF
OEF
OIF/OEF
Total
YTD
ISR
21
50
71
8,313
CAS/Armed Recon
16
83
99
12,413
Airlift
169
169
22,737
Air refueling
51
51
5,734
Rescue 21 21 2,079
Total
411
51,276

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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