Operati on Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan

摘要

By Feb. 15, a total of 1,468 Americans had died in Operation Enduring Freedom. The total includes 1,466 troops and two Department of Defense civilians. Of these deaths, 1,141 were killed in action with the enemy, while 327 died in noncombat incidents. There have been 10,351 troops wounded in action during OEF. The Air Force more than doubled the number of joint terminal attack controllers in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. It attributed the spike from 53 JTACS to 134 to the increase in use of bombs, missiles, and strafing attacks, collectively reaching the "highest level since the war began," reported USA Today. Col. Richard Gannon, air operations commander in Kabul, told the newspaper that the high demand for airpower is tied to supporting NATO ground troops in the face of a resilient enemy.