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JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members pose for a photo during the JASDF mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The annual event emphasized cultural exchange and strengthened the partnership between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)

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JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific performs during the Japan Air Self-Defense Force mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The annual event highlighted the long-standing tradition of mochi-making as participants rhythmically pounded and shaped rice, symbolizing prosperity and the start of the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)

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JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, swings a mallet during the Japan Air Self-Defense Force mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The annual event brought U.S. and Japan personnel together for a hands-on cultural exchange that highlighted the traditions strengthening community ties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)

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JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force member wraps mochi in bacon during the Japan Air Self-Defense Force mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. Mochi is made from glutinous-rice pounded into a dough and shaped into dumplings, and the pounding process is a traditional New Year’s custom. Bacon-mochi is not traditional, it’s a special menu for non-Japanese guests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmaster, directs a forklift transporting bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance and partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mark Weinstein and Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, drop humanitarian bundles during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. As a training event, OCD25 allows participants to practice dynamic delivery via airdrop in a dynamic environment of uncontrolled and non-surveyed drop zones; a critical capability unique to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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Bundles are released over the Pacific Ocean from the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing, during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. While the longest-running humanitarian mission in the Department of War, Operation Christmas Drop serves as a valuable training opportunity for aircrew in low-level flight, precision airdrop techniques and logistical coordination - skills critical to achieve rapid, global airlift missions in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Weinstein, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmaster, releases humanitarian bundles from the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules during an airdrop as part of of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. While the longest-running humanitarian mission in the Department of War, Operation Christmas Drop serves as a valuable training opportunity for aircrew in low-level flight, precision airdrop techniques and logistical coordination - skills critical to achieve rapid, global airlift missions in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mark Weinstein and Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, prepare to drop humanitarian bundles during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. While the longest-running humanitarian mission in the Department of War, Operation Christmas Drop serves as a valuable training opportunity for aircrew in low-level flight, precision airdrop techniques and logistical coordination - skills critical to achieve rapid, global airlift missions in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Waldron, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing pilot, operates a C-130J Super Hercules during a humanitarian airdrop flight as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. As a training event, OCD25 allows participants to practice dynamic delivery via airdrop in a dynamic environment of uncontrolled and non-surveyed drop zones; a critical capability unique to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmaster, secures a bundle in the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance and partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Weinstein, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmaster, secures a bundle in the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance and partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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Bundles await onload onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, operating under the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing, during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance and partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mark Weinstein and Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, drop humanitarian bundles during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. As a training event, OCD25 allows participants to practice dynamic delivery via airdrop in a dynamic environment of uncontrolled and non-surveyed drop zones; a critical capability unique to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mark Weinstein and Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, position humanitarian bundles before release during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. As a training event, OCD25 allows participants to practice dynamic delivery via airdrop in a dynamic environment of uncontrolled and non-surveyed drop zones; a critical capability unique to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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Secured bundles sit in the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. The 374 AEW trains and employs rapid deployment, to include Operation Christmas Drop, demonstrating their ability to project humanitarian assistance, logistical and airlift support across the Indo-Pacific region at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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All Is Calm, All Is Rigged: 374 AEW CMF makes the mission bright at OCD25

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madison Sinclair, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing combat mobility flight combat mobility technician, and Lt. Col. Jae Kim, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, secure humanitarian aid bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance, partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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All Is Calm, All Is Rigged: 374 AEW CMF makes the mission bright at OCD25

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Gakud, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing combat mobility flight combat mobility technician, poses for a photo during Operation Christmas Drop 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2025. Around 270 bundles were constructed, filled and loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S., Canada, Japan and Republic of Korea air forces to be delivered to 59 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. This effort boasts the power of alliance, partnership in fostering stability and providing rapid airlift response in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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All Is Calm, All Is Rigged: 374 AEW CMF makes the mission bright at OCD25

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edwin Melón, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing combat mobility flight team lead, marks a completed humanitarian assistance bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2025. Throughout OCD25, the 374 AEW CMF properly prepared and secured 270 bundles, supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance to remote island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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All Is Calm, All Is Rigged: 374 AEW CMF makes the mission bright at OCD25

From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kimberly McCoy-Singh, 374th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Kain Flores, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing combat mobility flight combat mobility technician, secures a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2025. Throughout OCD25, the 374 AEW CMF properly prepared and secured 270 bundles, supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance to remote island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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