NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 19, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-64
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AIR COMPONENT DATA
COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER - In Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Coalition aircraft on Aug. 18 flew 46 strike sorties in Close Air Support (CAS) for Main Supply Routes (MSR) and Alternate Supply Routes (ASR), and for Troops in Contact (TIC) situations.
U.S. Air Force F-15Es and 16s provided close air support to Coalition troops in contact in separate engagements in the vicinity of An Najaf with no weapons expended.
U.S. Air Force F-15Es and U.S. Navy F-14s and F/A-18s provided close air support to Coalition troops in contact in the vicinities of Al Hillah and Al Amarah with no weapons expended.
Strike sorties were also dedicated to convoy security on MSRs and ASRs, using the aircrafts' electro-optical and infrared sensors to monitor for unusual activity.
Eighteen U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in OIF flew ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) missions, including tactical reconnaissance, Predator, and U-2 aircraft.
In Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Coalition forces flew 19 strike sorties.
U.S. Air Force A-10s provided close air support to Coalition troops in contact in the vicinities of Moqor and Shindand with no weapons expended.
Two U.S. Air Force aircraft in OEF flew ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) missions, including tactical reconnaissance, U-2 aircraft, Global Hawk and Predator.
U.S. Air Force C-130s flew 124 airlift sorties supporting Central Command operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. They moved nearly 1,700 passengers and 373 short tons of cargo.
Other airlift sorties in support of either OIF or OEF were flown by C-130 crews from the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Canada.
On Aug. 17, U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force tankers flew 45 sorties and offloaded more than 2.2 million pounds of fuel.
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