Military

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 11

1/12/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNEWS) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 11.

In Afghanistan Jan. 10, Air Force B1-B Lancers and Royal Air Force GR-7s provided close-air support to International Security Assistance Force troops in contact with enemy forces near Gereshk. The B1-Bs expended guided bomb unit-38s and GBU-31s on enemy positions. The GR-7s expanded Enhanced Paveway II munitions on enemy positions.

Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support to ISAF troops in contact with enemy forces near Khowst.

A B-1B provided close-air support to ISAF troops in contact with enemy forces near Musah Qal'eh.

The B-1B is no longer a Cold War combatant. Today, its strength lies in long-range, high-payload, multi-task operations and the ability to employ in all environments, day/night, or any weather conditions.

A B-1B and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for ISAF troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Orgun-E. The B-1B expended GBU-31s and the A-10s expended general-purpose 500-pound bombs, a GBU-12 and cannon rounds on enemy positions.

A-10s, a B-1B and Royal Air Force GR-7s provided close-air support for ISAF troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Now Zad. The A-10s expended GBU-12s, MK-82s and cannon rounds on enemy positions. The B-1B expended GBU-31s and GR-7s expended rockets on enemy positions.

An Air Force B-1B provided close-air support to ISAF troops in contact with enemy forces near Lashkar Gah. The B-1B expended GBU-31s and GBU-38s on enemy positions.

Royal Air Force GR-7s provided close-air support to International Security Assistance Force troops in contact with enemy forces near Sangin.

In total, 33 close-air support missions were flown in support of ISAF and Afghan troops, reconstruction activities and route patrols.

Additionally, 11 Air Force and Royal Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Afghanistan.

In Iraq, F-16 Fighting Falcons provided close-air support to troops in contact with anti-Iraqi forces in the vicinity of Baghdad.

In total, coalition aircraft flew 32 close-air support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom. These missions included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities.

Additionally, 15 Air Force, Navy and Royal Australian Air Force ISR aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq.

Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster IIIs provided intra-theater heavy airlift support, helping sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. They flew more than 130 airlift sorties, delivered more than 500 tons of cargo and transported almost 2,880 passengers. This included approximately 14,600 pounds of troop re-supply air-dropped in eastern Afghanistan.

Coalition C-130 crews from Australia, Canada and Japan flew in support of OIF or OEF.

On Jan. 9, Air Force, Royal Air Force and French Air Force tankers flew 30 sorties and off-loaded almost 2 million pounds of fuel.