Aug. 7 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. 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

Air Operations in Afghanistan

Close-Air Support

Zirani
Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews 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.

Qarah Bagh
Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force over an enemy position to deter enemy activity. JTACs and ground controllers deemed the engagement successful.

Shurakian
Navy F/A-18C Hornet pilots and Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The F/A-18C pilots conducted shows of force with flares, released precision-guided munitions, and performed multiple strafing runs over enemy targets. The A-10 pilots performed multiple strafing runs over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. JTACs called the engagements successful.

Mushan
Air Force A-10 pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and released precision-guided munitions over enemy positions to deter enemy activity. JTACs declared the engagements successful.

Ghazni
F-16C pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force which ground controllers declared successful.

Asadabad
F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and released precision-guided munitions against enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and JTACs deemed the engagements successful.

Soltani
F-16C pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares which ground controllers declared successful.

Balocan
A-10 pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The pilots released precision-guided munitions and performed multiple strafing runs over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. JTACs and ground controllers deemed the engagements successful.

Almar
F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The aircrews released precision-guided munitions, conducted multiple shows of force with flares, and performed multiple strafing runs over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. JTACs and ground controllers deemed the engagements successful.

Lowkhi
Navy F/A-18C pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted shows of force which JTACs deemed successful.


Airlift Action

Helmand Province
Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircrews flew combat-airdrop missions in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, delivering approximately 205,000 pounds of combat-sustainment supplies to friendly forces.

Zabul Province
An Air Force C-130 Hercules aircrew flew a combat-airdrop mission in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, delivering approximately 44,000 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: 70
Sorties flown to support Operation Iraqi Freedom: 12

Surveillance and Reconnaissance:
Sorties flown in Afghanistan: 57
Sorties flown in Iraq: 26

Air Mobility:
Air Force airlift sorties: 184
Short tons of delivered cargo: 983
Passengers: approximately 2800
Airdropped cargo: approximately 245,000 pounds

Aerial Refueling:
Sorties flown: 49
Fuel delivered: approximately 2.4 million pounds
Aircraft refueled: 183

Personnel Recovery, Casualty Evacuation and Aero-medical Evacuations:
Casualty evacuation -- Air Force rescue Airmen transported 27 patients.
Saves: 14
Assists: 13
Other: 0
Hero Flights: 0
Sorties flown to support OEF: 26
Sorties flown to support OIF: 6