36 AS prepare baggage for OCD25 sendoff

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kaylynn Staba, 36th Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster, straps down luggage during a baggage drop in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2025. OCD is the Department of War’s longest-running humanitarian airlift mission. It began in 1952 after a U.S. Air Force B-29 crew flying near Guam spotted islanders waving from below and dropped supplies as an act of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Samantha White
VIRIN: 251202-F-JB191-1050.JPG
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NIKON Z 6

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NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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