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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

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

(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

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 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

(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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Yokota in Full Bloom

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a training mission, March 29, 2021. The Sakura trees reached full bloom two days earlier than last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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C-130J Super Hercules

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a training mission, March 29, 2021. The Sakura trees reached full bloom two days earlier than last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Sunrise at Yokota

The sun rises over the 374th Airlift Wing's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the Yokota Air Base flightline Jan. 22, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
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C-130J Super Hercules

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 5, 2021 during a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Ground Fog in the early morning

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron sits on the flightline during the morning fog Jan. 25, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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374th Airlift Wing kicks off wing readiness inspection

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Tang, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, looks out of a window while flying in a formation over Tokyo, Japan, on the first day of the wing’s base wide readiness inspection, Oct. 22, 2022. Six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew in formation as a show of force to continue deterring aggression, ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. The full-scale exercise is designed to enhance base readiness through training and practicing skillsets, ensuring the base is ready to respond to real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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374th Airlift Wing kicks off wing readiness inspection

U.S. Air Force Capt. Madeline Atkinson, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, conducts preflight procedures before a formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Formation flights can be used as a show of force to project power while defending the base during wartime or contingency operations. The full-scale exercise is designed to enhance base readiness through training and practicing skillsets, ensuring the base is ready to respond to real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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374th Airlift Wing kicks off wing readiness inspection

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andres Fedele, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander (left) and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Tang, C-130J Super Hercules pilot (right) fly in a six-ship formation over Tokyo during a wing readiness inspection, Oct. 22, 2022. The base conducted a formation flight to display its commitment to security in the region, necessary to prevent conflict and safeguarding a free and open Indo-Pacific. The full-scale exercise is designed to enhance base readiness through training and practicing skillsets, ensuring the base is ready to respond to real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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C-130 joint formation flight

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 187th AS, and a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 158th AS, fly over Japan during a formation flight, July 7, 2022. The 187th AS and 158th AS are guard units visiting Yokota to support routine training which allows them to increase interoperability and familiarization of the area of responsibility and enhance our operational readiness in defense of Japan and ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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C-130 joint formation flight

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies by Mt. Fuji during a formation flight, July 7, 2022. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for the U.S. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. These missions include airdrops, aeromedical evacuation, special operations, and distinguished visitor airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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C-130 joint formation flight

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Japan during a formation flight, July 7, 2022. C-130Js assigned to the 36th AS regularly conduct training missions to maintain proficiency and necessary skills to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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C-130 joint formation flight

A Cheyenne Air National Guard pilot watches as a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Japan during a formation flight, July 7, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The guard units were at Yokota supporting routine training, allowing them to increase interoperability and familiarization within the Indo-Pacific to enhance our operational readiness to defend Japan and ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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C-130 joint formation flight

Capt. Kurt Moehling, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C130J Super Hercules during a formation flight, July 7, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The C-130Js assigned to the 36th AS regularly conduct training missions to maintain proficiency and necessary skills to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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C-130 joint formation flight

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxis to the flightline in preparation for a squadron formation flight, July 7, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions include airdrops, aeromedical evacuation, special operations, and distinguished visitor airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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