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181208-F-GA541-0445

Airman 1st Class Chris Acevedo, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight operations technician out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, carries the lid to a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle at the end of bundle building day during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. The 374 LRS CMF work throughout the year to pack the parachutes and build the bundles in preparation for OCD, supplying 150 bundles used on training airdrops throughout the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Airman 1st Class Brian Story, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight operations technician out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, seals a bag containing critical supplies to be airdropped throughout the Pacific at the end of bundle building day during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. The 374 LRS CMF work throughout the year to pack the parachutes and build the bundles in preparation for OCD, supplying 150 bundles used on training airdrops throughout the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Children scribble drawings and messages of holiday cheer before having their bundle sealed at bundle building day during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Once packed, the bundles will go on to be used in 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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Food, clothing, and supplies sit in an unsealed bundle before being airdropped as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Bundles like these will go on be fitted with T-10 parachutes and airdropped throughout the Pacific, providing a training platform for not just the U.S. Air Force, but also its international partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Airmen with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron do their part to fill bundles with critical supplies on bundle building during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. When not packing bundles, the Airmen of the 374 AMXS make sure the planes flying the mission can train effectively, “If it’s in the air, maintenance put it there.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Andrew Smith, a local cub scout whose family is stationed at Naval Base Guam, carries a bag of rice to be packed into a bundle to later be used during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Andrew with his mother Krystle, not only donated their time but also their resources to OCD to help supply over 20,000 people throughout the Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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1st. Lt. Emery Gumapas, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, carries cans of food to be packed into bundles at the bundle build during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Once packed, the bundles will go on to be used in 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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A group of children add some holiday cheer to their box before volunteering at the bundle build during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. The bundles were built by the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight upon arriving to Andersen AFB as volunteers would go on to fill them with the food, clothing and medical supplies needed throughout the Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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181210-F-GA541-0197

The patch of Operation Christmas Drop 2018 rests on the flight suit of a pilot from the 374th Airlift Wing as he and his crew delivers Coastal Humanitarian Air Drops to the island of Nama, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Dec. 10, 2018. Every December crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), and Royal Australian Air Force to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, FSM, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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181207-F-GA541-0369

A Low-Cost, Low- Altitude practice bundle floats in the waters off of Guam during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2018. Throughout the remainder of OCD, bundles like these carrying critical supplies will be delivered to 56 Micronesian islands impacting 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle lands into the water off of the coast of Guam during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 7, 2018. Each year, OCD offers the U.S. Air Force the opportunity to train alongside it’s international partners while providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle is airdropped out of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2018. 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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A pair of 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, confirm the dropzone during a practice Low-Cost, Low-Altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2018. In its 67th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, delivering humanitarian assistance to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Staff Sgt. Brian Gates, right, and Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters from Yokota Air Base, Japan, open the back door of C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude airdrop at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Japan, Dec. 6, 2018. OCD is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian airlift operation and will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian Islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Capt. Caleb Cole, 36th Airlift Squadron aircraft commander out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, left, directs Capt. Laura Dempster, 36 AS pilot, during a practice airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. OCD offers the U.S. Air Force the opportunity to train alongside it’s international partners while providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, left, and Staff Sgt. Brian Gates, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, standby as the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules conducts a practice drop in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. 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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Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties a knot on a bundle in preparation for a practice drop at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. In its 67th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, delivering humanitarian assistance to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, position themselves to load Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. In its 67th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, delivering humanitarian assistance to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron monitor the instrument readings while communicating with the flying crew chief via radio during an aircraft refueling process at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. 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 Low-Cost, Low-Altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Staff Sgt. Christopher Canto, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, communicates with the rest of his team aboard a C-130J Super Hercules via radio during the refueling process at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. 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 Low-Cost, Low-Altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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