Aug. 22 airpower summary

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Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

Air Operations in Afghanistan

Chahar Bagh
Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagement successful.

Gardez
Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The pilots conducted a show of force over an enemy target to deter enemy activity, Ground controllers called the engagement successful.

Tirgari
Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews and F-16C pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The aircrews conducted a show of force with flares. The pilots released precision-guided munitions over an enemy position to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and JTACs called the engagements successful.

Ali Kheyl
Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots and F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted shows of force with flares over enemy targets which ground controllers called successful.

Asmar
F-16C pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and JTACs declared the engagement successful.

Oruzgan
A-10 pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The pilots conducted multiple shows of force with flares and performed multiple strafing runs over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and JTACs called the engagements successful.

Remak
F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares which ground controllers deemed successful.

Tarin Kowt
A-10 pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares which ground controllers deemed successful.

Balocan
A-10 pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and released precision-guided munitions against enemy positions to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and JTACs declared the engagements successful.

Airlift Action

Badghis Province
Air Force C-130 Hercules aircrews flew combat-airdrop missions in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, delivering approximately 50,000 pounds of combat-sustainment supplies to friendly forces.

Helmand Province
Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrews flew combat-airdrop missions in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, delivering approximately 148,000 pounds of combat-sustainment supplies to friendly forces.


Air Operations in Iraq:
Nothing significant to report.


Airpower Statistics:

Close-Air Support:
Sorties flown to support ISAF and Afghan security forces: 90
Sorties flown to support Operation Iraqi Freedom: 12

Surveillance and Reconnaissance:
Sorties flown in Afghanistan: 6
Sorties flown in Iraq: 23

Air Mobility:
Air Force airlift sorties: 179
Short tons of delivered cargo: 613
Passengers: approximately 3400
Airdropped cargo: approximately 197,000 pounds

Aerial Refueling:
Sorties flown: 59
Fuel delivered: approximately 3.3 million pounds
Aircraft refueled: 235

Personnel Recovery, Casualty Evacuation and Aero-medical Evacuations:
Casualty evacuation -- Air Force rescue Airmen transported 11 patients.
Saves: 7
Assists: 4
Other: 0
Hero Flights: 0
Sorties flown to support OEF: 29
Sorties flown to support OIF: 4
Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.