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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peter Nguyen, Aircrew Flight Equipment Journeyman, left, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, after being coined for excellent performance during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, looks at the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 merchandise during OCD 24 at the Deployment Operations Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Holmes, Pacific Air Forces command first sergeant, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, speak to Airmen during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at the Deployment Operations Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force commander, speaks with Lt. Col. Matthew Buchholtz, commander of the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Capt. Miranda Bapty, Operation Christmas Drop commander, during OCD 2024 at the Deployment Operations Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

Japan Air Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. SAGAWA Shoji, left, Air Support Command deputy commander, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Schutte, Fifth Air Force deputy commander from Yokota Air Base, Japan, speak to each other during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Schutte, left, Fifth Air Force deputy commander from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Lt. Col. Matt Buchholtz, 36th Airlift Squadron commander from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, walk down a hallway at the Deployment Operations Center during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Schutte, left, Fifth Air Force deputy commander from Yokota Air Base, Japan, sits with pilots and leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing at the Deployment Operations Center during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, speaks with 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilots after a flight during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander Clark, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waves after delivering a bundle to a Micronesian Island in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 10, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Holmes, Pacific Air Forces command first sergeant, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, ride in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 10, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Miranda, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates rigging procedures during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force came together to exchange knowledge on rigging procedures before OCD deliveries began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

A member of the Japan Air Self Defense Force watches a loadmaster perform rigging procedures during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Aircrews from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission and strengthen regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dario Dominguez (left), and Airman 1st Class Dennis Sifford, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, perform rigging procedures during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Aircrews from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission and strengthen regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D’Angelo Seabron, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates rigging procedures during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force came together to exchange knowledge on rigging procedures before delivery operations began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D’Angelo Seabron, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates rigging procedures during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Aircrews from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission and strengthen regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

A Republic of Korea patch is pictured on a Republic of Korea Air Force uniform during an international knowledge exchange during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and ROKAF came together to exchange knowledge on rigging procedures before bundle delivery operations begin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Ashley Horsburgh and Corporal Montanna Kerr, Number 37 Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters, perform readiness checks on a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Jonathan Lee, Number 37 Squadron operations officer, records Pacific Ocean views during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force members observe the Micronesia islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. The OCD tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

Royal Australian Air Force loadmasters prepare to deploy a bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over the Micronesia Islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. Service members loaded supplies into C-130s for airdrop as part of the annual humanitarian effort to deliver essentials to remote Pacific island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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