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181207-F-GA541-0369

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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181207-F-GA541-0369

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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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 is a trilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, JASDF, and Royal Australian Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on un-surveyed 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, inspects the propellers of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. Prior to flying, all aircraft must undergo an inspection to ensure the C-130J is ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Staff Sgt. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems craftsman, looks over the tires of a C-130J Super Hercules during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. In its 67th 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 Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron look over the tires and surrounding systems during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. From the second a plane lands until the aircraft is handed over to the aircrew, the members of the 374th AMXS ensure their C-130J Super Hercules are ready to fly. (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, conducts his pre-flight inspection during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. OCD is a trilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, JASDF, and Royal Australian Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on un-surveyed 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. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems craftsman, goes over the C-130J Super Hercules’ instruments during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. In its 67th 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 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, goes over his pre-flight inspection checklist during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. From the second a plane lands until the aircraft is handed over to the aircrew, the members of the 374th AMXS ensure their C-130J Super Hercules are ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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181210-F-GA541-0240

U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Emery Gumapas, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, looks out the flight deck window of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 en route to the island of Nama, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Dec. 10, 2018. The flight, carrying Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and local leaders from the FSM, gave the passengers a firsthand experience into how the aircrews execute the annual mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller poses for a photo at his home in Lebanon, Ill. before attending the Aviation Cadet Program in 1943. Mueller would go on to fly more than 400 Korean War combat missions as a 21st Troop Carrier Squadron C-54 Skymaster pilot with many of those missions originating out of Yokota Air Base, Japan and Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller, 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing deputy commander at the time, poses for an official photo after being promoted to the rank of colonel at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 1970. Mueller flew more than 400 Korean War combat missions as a 21st Troop Carrier Squadron C-54 Skymaster pilot with many of those missions originating out of Yokota Air Base, Japan and Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller poses for an official photo following his graduation from pilot training in 1944. Mueller would go on to become the first pilot to achieve 1000 hours of flight time in the C-124 “Old Shakey” flying out of Yokota Air Base, Japan and Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller and his wife Mary Rose Mueller pose for a photo on their wedding day in 1944. The couple would be married for 62 years. While in Japan in the 1960s, the couple enjoyed Japanese culture as Mary became an accomplish doll maker, the results of which are now family treasures. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

Japanese dolls made by Mary Rose Mueller during the 1960s. Mary Rose made the dolls garments by hand as the family served in Japan from 1963 to 1966 as her husband, the late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller, served as part of the Military Advisory Group. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

A young David L. Mueller in front of a F-4E Phantom at the New Jersey Air National Guard ramp at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. in 1986. Today, Maj. David L. Mueller is the commander of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is a third generation service member to have served in the Pacific. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez presents the Air Force level Company Grade Maintenance Officer of the Year award to retired Col. Kent Mueller in 1986. Mueller began his career as an aircraft maintenance officer and would go on to command a C-130 H Aircraft Generation Squadron during Operation Desert Storm. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller and now Maj. David L. Mueller, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, pose for a photo at a holiday event. The Muellers have accumulated more than a 100 years of service to their country with each having spent time in the Pacific. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Maj. David L. Mueller)
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