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OCD day one

Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD day one

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD day one

Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD day one

Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD day one

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle during as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD day one

Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watches a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 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 Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

Airmen from the Philippine Air Force, U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force), pose for a photo during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD is a training mission which helps the 374th Airlift Wing and their partners to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The supplies will be delivered to the 56 Micronesian islands, which are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

Canned goods sit waiting to be placed in bundles during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. 11. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airlift training operation and will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands this year impacting about 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

Volunteers fill a bundle with supplies during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

Volunteers participate in the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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OCD volunteers package bundles

Senior Airman Cassandra Cobb, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight rigger, weighs and labels bundles during the 66th Operations Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Every December, C-130 aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen AFB. From there, the crews airdrop food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, ties down practice bundles during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

A C-130J Super Hercules is prepared to drop practice bundles during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This marks the first year a U.S. Air Force C-130J participates in OCD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Capt. Lionel Alford, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, flies a C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This marks the first year a U.S. Air Force C-130J participates in OCD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Pilots assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron fly a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This marks the first year a U.S. Air Force C-130J participates in OCD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, pushes a practice bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

A C-130J Super Hercules is loaded with bundles in preparation for its flight during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The aircrews airdropped food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Master Sgt. Joshua Mackey, left, and Staff Sgt. Ben Baughman, 374th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspectors, inspect a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 17, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. JAIs are responsible for checking every tie of a bundle and making sure they are rigged to perfection inside the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Master Sgt. Joshua Mackey, left, and Staff Sgt. Ben Baughman, 374th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspectors, inspect a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 17, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. JAIs are responsible for inspecting all 120 bundles that are airdropped during Operation Christmas Drop 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

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