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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Pile number 19 waits to be given to a family by the village chief after humanitarian aid and supplies were delivered by U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 on the island of Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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, increasing regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A group of village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, sort the five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped as part Operation Christmas Drop 2019 into 78 evenly distributed piles to be given to the families that make up the 500 person village, Dec. 10, 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 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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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Village children stare through a window as the village elders sort through the supplies received during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. With OCD delivering five bundles of humanitarian aid to Woleai, it is the duty of the elders to ensure the critical supplies received are evenly distributed throughout the island’s populace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A village elder sorts a pair of shoes and some fishing line out from a pile of goods delivered via a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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, increasing regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A pair of village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, sort through one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles airdropped as part Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 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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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Two children stare through a screened window as the village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia sort through the supplies received during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. With OCD delivering five bundles of humanitarian aid to Woleai, it is the duty of the elders to ensure the critical supplies received are evenly distributed throughout the island’s populace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A group of villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle through the jungle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A group of villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle through the jungle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A drawing of a C-130J Super Hercules airlifting supplies rests on the top of a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle delivered during 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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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A group of six villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle through the jungle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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, increasing regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A group of six villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle through the jungle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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, increasing regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

A villager looks up at a parachute of a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle trapped in tree as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 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 like Woleai, throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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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 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 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, 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

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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