JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron receive a donation of humanitarian supplies for Operation Christmas Drop from Japan Air Self-Defense Force members of Headquarters Air Support Command at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. Operations such as OCD provide the U.S. and its partners the opportunity to enhance joint operational capabilities and maintain preparedness for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, accepts a donation of humanitarian supplies from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Takahiro Seki, Headquarters Air Support Command, A3/5 Directorate, A5 Division senior officer, in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. This year marks the 71st year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. OCD is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food and supplies to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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Senior Airman Megan Irvin, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, accepts a donation of humanitarian supplies from Japan Air Self-Defense Force members of Headquarters Air Support Command prior to departing for Operation Christmas Drop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. This year marks the 71st year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. OCD is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food and supplies to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Takahiro Seki, Headquarters Air Support Command, A3/5 Directorate, A5 Division senior officer, speaks with Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, after receiving Operation Christmas Drop donations from JASDF at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. This year marks the 71st year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. OCD is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food and supplies to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

First Lt. Isaac Perez, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, shows Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Takahiro Seki, Headquarters Air Support Command, A3/5 Directorate, A5 Division senior officer, where donations for Operation Christmas Drop are stored at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. Operations such as OCD provide the U.S. and its partners the opportunity to enhance joint operational capabilities and maintain preparedness for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

Published Nov. 27, 2022
By Machiko Arita
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron receive a donation of humanitarian supplies for Operation Christmas Drop from Japan Air Self-Defense Force members of Headquarters Air Support Command at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. This year marks the 71st year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. OCD is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food and supplies to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.