YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --  

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing conduct maintenance on a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2025.

The 374 AEW maintains mission-ready aircraft to sustain contingency and peacetime missions throughout the Pacific theater to accomplish U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces' taskings. Operation Christmas Drop allows participants to provide needed assistance to remote populations while also offering an opportunity to maintain preparedness for real-world emergencies.