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181210-F-GA541-0240

Senior Airman Kylie Hanni, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits outside of a C-130J Super Hercules to greet Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson on the island of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 10, 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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181210-F-GA541-0240

Senior Airman Kylie Hanni, left, and Airman 1st Class Jaime Suarez, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, verify their drop zone over the island of Nama, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 10, 2018. The flight, carrying Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson and local leaders from the FSM, gave the passengers a firsthand experience into how the aircrews that attend OCD execute the mission. While aboard, Davidson stressed the importance of OCD, a trilateral operation between the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), and the Royal Australian Air Force, plays in maintaining the mutual security in the Pacific island chain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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181210-F-GA541-0240

Nicolas Ortiz, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, completes an in-flight check on the systems of Santa 21, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on its way to deliver critical supplies to the island of Nama, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 10, 2018. Every December crews from Yokota 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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Lt. Col. Barry A. King, 374th Operations Group deputy commander, left, and 1st. Lt. Emery Gumapas, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, right, make adjustments aboard Santa 21 on its way to airdrop supplies to the island of Nama, Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 10, 2018. OCD is a trilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), 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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Senior Airman Walter Frank, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an equipment operator from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron into position during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. Prior to being loaded onto the planes, the 374th LRS Combat Mobility Flight packs the parachutes and builds the Coastal Humanitarian Air Drop bundles that will be used throughout OCD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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Airmen from 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron position themselves to load Coastal Humanitarian Air Drop (CHAD) bundles on to a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. The 374 LRS Combat Mobility Flight work throughout the year to pack the parachutes and build the CHADS in preparation for OCD, supplying the 150 bundles used on training airdrops throughout the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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181208-F-GA541-0445

Chief Master Sgt. Tresse King, 374th Force Support Squadron superintendent, right, and Senior Airman Kylie Hanni, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, left, both out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, place cans of food into a bundle to be delivered during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Once packed, the bundles will go on to be used to train the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better handle humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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A member of the Philippines Air Force ties a knot to secure a T-10 parachute onto a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle during bundle building day at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. In continuing to train with its allies, the U.S. Air Force and its partners deter aggression, increase shared operational capacity, and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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181208-F-GA541-0445

Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight secure 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. Supplying 150 bundles for the event, the 374 LRS CMF also fasten T-10 parachutes to the bundles to create the Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles used throughout OCD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
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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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181208-F-GA541-0445

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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181208-F-GA541-0445

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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181208-F-GA541-0445

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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181207-F-GA541-0369

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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