The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

Master Sgt. Christopher Mace, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, gives a nose pat to a C-130 H Hercules before takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130s are ideal for performing air drops like those conducted during OCD because they are large enough to carry cargo and small enough to maneuver at relatively low altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

A maintainer with the Japan Self Defense Force communicates with the air crew of a C-130H Hercules before takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130 Hercules air crews and maintainers came to Andersen from Yokota Air Base, JASDF and the Royal Australian Air Force to train together by delivering 140 parachute bundles of donated supplies to the Micronesian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

A C-130J Super Hercules with the Royal Austrailian Air Force takes off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130 Hercules air crews and maintainers came to Andersen from the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Self Defense Force and RAAF to train together by delivering 140 parachute bundles of donated supplies to the Micronesian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

A maintainer with the Royal Australian Air Force waits to marshal a C-130J Super Hercules for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. The RAAF sent a C-130J to OCD to train with the 36th Airlift Squadron and the Japan Self Defense Force, helping participants understand each other’s techniques and giving them a chance to offer each other insight. Bilateral training improves participants’s abilities to work together during real world scenarios, such as delivering disaster relief supplies.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

A C-130H Hercules pilot with the Japan Self Defense Force taxis before takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. The Japan Self Defense Force sent a C-130J to OCD to train with the 36th Airlift Squadron and the Royal Australian Air Force, helping participants understand each other’s techniques and giving them a chance to offer each other insight. Bilateral training improves participants’s abilities to work together during real world scenarios, such as delivering disaster relief supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

Senior Airman Anthony Schoof, left, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepare a C-130 H Hercules for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130s are ideal for performing air drops like those conducted during OCD because they are large enough to carry cargo and small enough to maneuver at relatively low altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

Captain Bryan Gibbs, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules pilot, prepares his aircraft for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130 Hercules air crews and maintainers came to Andersen from the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Self Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force to train together by delivering 140 parachute bundles of donated supplies to the Micronesian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-130H Hercules for takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130s are ideal for performing air drops like those conducted during OCD because they are large enough to carry cargo and small enough to maneuver at relatively low altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

A C-130H Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron takes off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130s are ideal for performing air drops like those conducted during OCD because they are large enough to carry cargo and small enough to maneuver at relatively low altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Santa's super sleighs

Published Dec. 11, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam --

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop

The U.S., Japan and Austalia bring C-130s together for Operation Christmas Drop