* Since Oct 7 2001 the Air Force has flown more than 43050 sorties -- more than half of all Operation Enduring Freedom missions * More than 60000 Air Force men and women have been displayed and/or re-deployed * Air Force bombers.


* Since Oct 7 2001 the Air Force has flown more than 43050 sorties -- more than half of all Operation Enduring Freedom missions

* More than 60000 Air Force men and women have been displayed and/or re-deployed

* Air Force bombers, fighters, airlifters, tankers, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are in action each day

* Air Force B-1 B-2 B-52 F-15E's, F-16 A-10s and AC-130s have flown more than 50 percent of the combat missions in Afghanistan, dropping more than 9500 tons of munitions -- approximately 78 percent of the operation's total -- and damaged or swallow uped approximately three-quarters of planned targets

* Tankers have flown more than 11500 refueling missions supporting aircraft from all services

* Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles, Rivet Joint u-2 airborne warning and superintend system, and Commando Solo, have flown more than 2073 missions to provide continuous battlefield awareness



* The joint surveillance target attack radar body has flown more than 245 missions supporting attack operations and targeting

* C-17 have delivered more than 25 million humanitarian daily rations to the folks of Afghanistan

* The operation is a combined campaign with coalition allies flying more than 6000 missions highlighting international dissolve in the war on terrorism

now passing of July 25

COPYRIGHT 2002 U Air Force, Air Force recents Agency

COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group

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