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A Christmas Drop story

Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force stand at parade rest as a C-130H Hercules begins to taxi for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. This year the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian air force and JASDF worked together to continue the tradition of air dropping tools, food, clothing and toys throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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A Christmas Drop story

Airmen with the 374th Airlift Wing Combat Mobility Flight and the Royal Australian Air Force rig bundles of donated goods for Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, OCD provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A Christmas Drop story

A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a Pacific island during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The operation highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A Christmas Drop story

Bundles of donated goods reach their drop zone in the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to execute low-cost, low-altitude humanitarian airdrops to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A Christmas Drop story

Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, 36 AS C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, deliver bundles of donated goods to the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The operation highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A Christmas Drop story

Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules loadmaster, waits to push bundles of donated goods over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The C-130 performed a bundle drops over the Micronesian Islands. Each year OCD provides aid to over 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A Christmas Drop story

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, and Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36 AS C-130H Hercules loadmaster, prepare to push bundles of donated goods over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to execute low-cost, low-altitude humanitarian airdrops to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, preps her flight equipment over remote Micronesian islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Locals from the Carolinian island of Satawal wave Dec. 7, 2016, during Operation Christmas Drop. Service members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy, with international support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force came together to bring food, clothes, toys and supplies to people throughout the Pacific during the 65th Annual Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Arielle K. Vasquez/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Crewmembers of a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron fly over remote a Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 5, 2016. This year marks the 65th year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest-running airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force park on the ramp during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Capt. David Lynn, left, and Capt. Matthew Peltier, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigators, plan a mission during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Senior Airman Angel Torres, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, sits on the back of a C-130 Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016, over the Pacific Ocean. Sixty-Five years in the making, Operation Christmas Drop is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gerald Willis)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2016

Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson and Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, push boxes of gifts off a C-130 Hercules over a remote Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016. This year marks 65 years of Operation Christmas Drop, a humanitarian airlift operation, which provides joint airlift training opportunities for both peace and wartime efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Members of the 374th Maintenance Group move a power cart in preparation of a C-130H Hercules takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. The 374 MXG made sure C-130s remained operational so that air crews could perform their mission of airlifting bundles of donated gifts and supplies to the Micronesian Islands for Operation Christmas Drop 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Senior Airman Markus Kay, 374th Maintenance Group hydraulics journeyman, repairs the engine of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. 374 MXG maintainers were able to repair any malfunctioning aircraft in time to put it back to work by the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Members of the 374th Maintenance Group stand in front of a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. During OCD, the 374 MXG team kept Yokota Air Base’s C-130H Hercules flying daily so that they could deliver bundles of donated goods to the Micronesian Islands for training and Christmas celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Senior Airman Markus Kay, left, 374th Maintenance Group hydraulics journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Johnathan Ball, 374 MXS aerospace propulsion journeyman, repair the engine of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. During OCD, 374 MXG maintainers repaired any malfunctioning aircraft in time to put it back to work the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released) 161207-F-RA202-045

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Senior Airman John Huarte, left, 374the Maintenance Group communication and navigation systems journeyman, and Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374 MXG crew chief, celebrate successful aircraft repairs during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. During OCD, the 374 MXG team kept Yokota Air Base’s C-130H Hercules flying daily so that they could deliver bundles of donated goods to the Micronesian Islands for training and Christmas celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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the 374th Maintenance Group puts planes in the air at OCD 2016 through teamwork and a bond with the aircraft

Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance Group crew chief, cleans his hands after helping to repair a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. When the engine on one aircraft malfunctioned, the 374 MXG team worked together to prepare a spare plane for flight within two hours, enabling the air crew to finish their mission for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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