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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)


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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Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules loadmaster, waves at the inhabitants of a Pacific island during Operation Christmas Drop, in the Pacific Ocean 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)
Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, 36 AS C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, stand on the loading ramp after dropping bundles of donated goods over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 11, 2016. The aircrew dropped bundles of food, supplies and gifts over the Micronesian Islands. Each year OCD provides aid to over 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, and Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36 AS C-130H Hercules loadmaster, wait to airdrop bundles of donated goods over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, 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)
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, pilots a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Pacific islands, 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)
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, pilots a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Pacific islands 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)
1st Lt. Chad Moore, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130H Hercules over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The aircrew dropped bundles of food, supplies and gifts over the Micronesian Islands. Each year OCD provides aid to over 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
A shipwreck sits on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2016. The 36th Airlift Squadron performed humanitarian air drops over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016. The operation 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 Elizabeth Baker)
Members of Team Andersen load bundles of donated good onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 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 Elizabeth Baker)
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, and 1st Lt. Chad Moore, 36 AS pilot, bank a C-130H Hercules over a Pacific island during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 11, 2016. This year marks the 65th year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest-running airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, 1st Lt. Chad Moore, 36 AS pilot, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Dibble, 36 AS flight engineer, fly a C-130H Hercules 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, OCD provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance Group crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, inspect a hydraulic leak on the wing of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 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)
Senior Airman Joshua Acosta-Radilla, 374th Maintenance Group aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, inspects the wing of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules maintainers from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to support 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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