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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lucas Crouch, Japan Air Self-Defense Force exchange officer and C-130H instructor pilot, looks at a special bundle honoring the memory of Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster who passed away during Operation Christmas Drop in 2015. The aircraft delivered humanitarian aid to Fananu atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

(Left to right) Senior Airman Janealle Hogans, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Master Sgt. Luke McLimans, 36th EAS operations senior enlisted leader, drop four humanitarian aid bundles over Fananu atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

Four humanitarian aid bundles descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron over Fananu atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. following a mission during OCD 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

(Left to right) Senior Airman Janealle Hogans and Master Sgt. Luke McLimans, both 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmasters, wave their arms to island community members on Fananu atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

Aircrew with the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron fly over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron maneuvers over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of the OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, and Maj. Chelsie Jones, 36th EAS C-130J pilot, maneuver over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, Maj. Chelsie Jones, 36th EAS C-130J pilot, and Master Sgt. Luke McLimans, 36th EAS operations senior enlisted leader, maneuver over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of the OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, flies over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

(Right to left) Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, and Maj. Chelsie Jones, 36th EAS C-130J pilot, wave to island community members over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

Micronesian locals wave to a C-130J Super Hercules’ aircrew from a small island in Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of the OCD 2022. It carried 9 bundles totaling more than 3,300 pounds of humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron maneuvers over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of the OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kembria Mims, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager, and Airman 1st Class Conner Pingleton, 36th EAS C-130J loadmaster, exchange a fist bump before conducting low-cost, low-altitude bundle drops over Tamatam island, Chuuk State, Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

(Left and right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kembria Mims, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager, and Airman 1st Class Conner Pingleton, 36th EAS C-130J loadmaster, push out low-cost, low-altitude bundle drops over Tamatam island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

Airmen with the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron wave to the island community of Pulap, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Riley and Capt. Jason Bentley, both with the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, return to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after conducting low-cost, low-altitude bundle drops over Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H, from the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Komaki Air Base, Japan, callsign Santa-52, sits on the flight line of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, alongside U.S. Air Force C-130J's before participating in Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Dec. 8, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian mission that delivers critical aid to island communities throughout the western Pacific while also providing an opportunity for aircrew to hone important skills needed for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lucas Crouch, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Komaki Air Base, Japan, writes a message on a supply bundle before takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Dec. 8, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian mission that delivers critical aid to island communities throughout the western Pacific while also providing an opportunity for aircrew to hone important skills needed for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney (right), Commander, 36th Contingency Response Group, takes a selfie with Col. Julie Gaulin (middle left), Vice Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Ohno Ikkei (middle right), 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Tokita Akihito (left), on the ramp of a JASDF C-130H Hercules, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Dec. 8, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian mission that delivers critical aid to island communities throughout the western Pacific while also providing an opportunity for aircrew to hone important skills needed for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022

U.S. Air Force Col. Julie Gaulin (middle right), Vice Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Col. Richard McElhaney (left), Commander, 36th Contingency Response Group, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Tokita Akihito (middle left), 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Ohno Ikkei (right), wave from the ramp of a JASDF C-130H Hercules, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Dec. 8, 2022.Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian mission that delivers critical aid to island communities throughout the western Pacific while also providing an opportunity for aircrew to hone important skills needed for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)

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