Friday, September 9
AIR SUPPORT ROUNDUP, WAR ON TERROR, 09-06-2005
| September 6, 2005 IRAQ:Coalition aircraft flew 36 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties Sept. 6 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force F-16s performed a strike in the vicinity of Al Jaramil. The F-16s successfully expended two GBU-38s against anti-Iraqi forces. Other U.S. Air Force F-16s provided close air support to Coalition troops in contact with anti-Iraqi forces in the vicinity of Hawija. Ten U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Royal Australian Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq. U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force fighter aircraft also performed in a non-traditional ISR role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors. Afghanistan: Coalition aircraft flew 27 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air Force A-10s and a Predator provided close air support to Coalition ground forces in contact with anti-Coalition militia in the vicinity of Oruzgan. The A-10s expended 244 30 mm cannon rounds with successful effects. Other sorties included U.S. Air Force A-10s, Royal Air Force GR-7s, and French Air Force M-2000s that provided close air support to Coalition troops in the vicinities of Oruzgan and Gari Kalay. Eight U.S. Air Force and French Air Force ISR aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Afghanistan. Royal Air Force fighter aircraft also performed in a non-traditional ISR role. U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s provided intra-theater heavy airlift support, helping sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa. More than 150 airlift sorties were flown, moving more than 420 short tons of cargo and nearly 3,745 passengers. Coalition C-130 crews from the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Republic of Korea flew in support of either OIF or OEF. On Sept. 5, U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force and Singapore Air Force tankers flew 31 sorties and offloaded more than 1.8 million pounds of fuel. |
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