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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A villager climbs atop a tree to cut free the parachute of a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle airdropped to the island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. With limited goods regularly coming to such remote islands like Woleai, 20,000 people on islands scattered throughout the Pacific rely on the critical supplies OCD provides. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A pair of villagers stand atop two Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. Through training with LCLA bundles, the U.S. Air Force and its partners, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force are able to deliver humanitarian aid to more than 20,000 people throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Villagers on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia retrieve one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to them as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 remote Micronesian islands like Woleai, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

The tail end of Woleai, an atoll consisting of 22 islands in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, stands ready to receive five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. Every December C-130 crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan, team up with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force for OCD, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to airdrop critical supplies to remote islands like Woleai throughout the FSM and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

1st. Lt. Gautam Venkataraman, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and Santa 01 co-pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, navigates a C-130J Super Hercules to the drop zone during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, collects any remaining debris after dropping a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, right, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, left, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, go over their pre-drop checklist one final time before delivering a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the techniques used and shared between the U.S. Air Force and its regional partners in preparation to respond to natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, left, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, go over their pre-drop checklist one final time before delivering a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Through training with LCLA bundles, the U.S. Air Force and its partners, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force are able to deliver humanitarian aid to more than 20,000 people throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Maj. Ryan Wells, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander of Santa 01 out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, navigates a C-130J Super Hercules to an unsurveyed drop zone during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Pilots of Santa 01, a C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, work to input the data of an unsurveyed drop zone into their system during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, secures a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

An Airman with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, positions equipment in preparation to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, connects the parachute of a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, left, and Senior Airman Toby Hayes, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the techniques used and shared between the U.S. Air Force and its regional partners in preparation to respond to natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Every December crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan, team up with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore))

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OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Every December crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan, team up with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Pacific Air Forces commander meets with Team Yokota

Staff Sgt. Miquel Jordan, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist, asks a question during an all-call with Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces Commander, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2019. As COMPACAF, Brown is responsible for all Air Force assets and personnel assigned to the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Avallone)

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Pacific Air Forces commander meets with Team Yokota

Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks with 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2019. During his visit, Brown spent two days with Yokota’s Airmen, discussing the vital role Yokota Air Base plays in maintaining regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Avallone)

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