Monday, September 19
AIR SUPPORT ROUNDUP, WAR ON TERROR, 09-17-2005
| IRAQ: Coalition aircraft flew 43 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties Sept. 17 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. These missions included support to Coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities, and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities. U.S. Air Force F-16s and U.S. Navy F/A-18s provided close air support to Coalition troops in the vicinities of Al Iskandariyah, Hawija, and Mosul. Nine 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 fighter aircraft also performed in a non-traditional ISR role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors. AFGHANISTAN: Coalition aircraft flew 22 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. These missions included support to Coalition and Afghan troops, the parliamentary and provincial election process, and reconstruction activities, and providing presence route patrol. U.S. Air Force A-10s and a B-52 provided close air support to Coalition ground forces in the vicinities of Asadabad, Bagram, Jalalabad, Khowst, Oruzgan, and Worzhanan Kalay. Ten U.S. Air Force, Royal 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. Approximately 170 airlift sorties were flown, moving more than 400 short tons of cargo, and about 3,330 passengers. Coalition C-130 crews from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea flew in support of either OIF or OEF. On Sept. 16, U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force tankers flew 36 sorties and offloaded more than 2.1 million pounds of fuel. Weblog LINK |
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