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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

A bundle deploys its parachute over the Micronesia Islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. Crews conducted airdrops to deliver essential supplies to remote areas as part of a long-standing humanitarian aid mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

A Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster from the Number 37 Squadron pushes a bundle out of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over the Micronesia Islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. Crews conducted airdrops to deliver essential supplies to remote areas as part of a long-standing humanitarian aid mission. (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 members pose for a picture over the Pacific Ocean 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 Corporal Jade Cannon, Number 37 Squadron supplier and Leading Aircraftsman Wyatt Smith, Number 37 Squadron aircraft technician, pose for a photo 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 members write on bundles over the Pacific Ocean 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

A Royal Australian Air Force member writes their unit name on a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 9, 2024. Service members and volunteers decorated bundles to load 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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Love from the Outback - Australia supports OCD24

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Lee Maieron, Number 37 Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, displays his country patch 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

A Royal Australian Air Force logo is displayed on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the Number 37 Squadron during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 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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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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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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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Senior Airman Jarrett Smith, a photojournalist with the 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office at Yokota Air Base Japan, films Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, conducting an interview with an attendee of the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. OCD 24 is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Service members and volunteers place painted handprints on bundles at a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. The bundles will be loaded onto C-130 Hercules Aircraft as part of OCD 24 - an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to remote Pacific island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Service members and volunteers from multiple nations prepare bundles during a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. The bundles will be loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft as part of OCD 24 - an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to remote Pacific island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Members of the Republic of Korea Air Force pose for a photo during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Paisley Smith, daughter of Maj. Mike Smith, director of operations at the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, decorates a bundle designated for use during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

A volunteer decorates bundles designated for use during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024. The bundles will be loaded onto C-130 Hercules aircraft as part of OCD 24 - an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to remote Pacific island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Service members and volunteers from multiple nations prepare bundles during a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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