sentences:  The 40 AEW's mission was to support combat forces in Afghanistan and other combat areas supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Operations began in October 2001.It is known that the 40 AEW B-52 Stratofortresses dropped about 58 percent of the munitions used during Operation Anaconda and had flown more than 80 sorties; releasing more than 2,000 bombs supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.