374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 44th Aerial Port Squadron arrive with bundles to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. OCD25 continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 44th Aerial Port Squadron and 374th Air Expeditionary Wing load bundles onto a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. OCD25 continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kadeem Warren, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules to receive bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. Airmen loaded bundles for airdrop as part of the annual humanitarian effort and demonstrated Agile Combat Employment across the Indo-Pacific to bring aid, unity, and goodwill to remote island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 44th Aerial Port Squadron and 374th Air Expeditionary Wing load bundles onto a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. Airmen loaded bundles for airdrop as part of the annual humanitarian effort and demonstrated Agile Combat Employment across the Indo-Pacific to bring aid, unity, and goodwill to remote island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 44th Aerial Port Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base assist in loading bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. Airmen loaded bundles for airdrop as part of the annual humanitarian effort and demonstrated Agile Combat Employment across the Indo-Pacific to bring aid, unity, and goodwill to remote island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iosia Lavata’i and Staff Sgt. Kadeem Warren 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, securing bundles on a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. OCD25 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 Alexzandra Gracey)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, takes off during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. OCD25 continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samantha White)

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374 AEW load up holiday cheer for OCD25

Published Dec. 7, 2025
By Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 44th Aerial Port Squadron arrive with bundles to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2025. OCD25 continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)