Dec. 5 airpower summary Published Dec. 8, 2009 SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 5 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. Air Operations in Afghanistan: Tirgari Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons provided armed overwatch for a friendly forces ground operation. Air support was requested when friendly forces artillery fire split the enemy force into two groups. Precision-guided munitions were employed on the enemy positions when the enemy personnel started emplacing improvised explosive devices, destroying them and ending the threat to friendly forces. Air Operations in Iraq: No significant action to report in the last 24 hours. Air Power Statistics: Air Mobility: U.S. Air Force airlift sorties: 144 Short tons of delivered cargo: 521 Passengers: nearly 3,800 Airdropped cargo: nearly 95,000 pounds Close Air Support: Sorties flown to support ISAF & Afghan security forces: 81 Sorties flown to support Operation Iraqi Freedom: 16 Surveillance & Reconnaissance: Sorties flown in Afghanistan: 28 Sorties flown in Iraq: 26 Tactical reconnaissance sorties flown in Afghanistan: 2 (USN) Tactical reconnaissance sorties flown in Iraq: 2 (USAF) Medical Evacuation: On Dec. 4, Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk aircrews and pararescue Airmen transported 2 patients Aerial Refueling: Sorties flown: 44 Fuel delivered: nearly 2.9 million pounds Aircraft refueled: 238