Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, board a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a joint forcible entry exercise during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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  • 36th EAS members honor fallen Airman during Operation Christmas Drop

    Near the end of Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Airmen participating in the event paused to honor the memory of a fallen member during a memorial ceremony on Dec. 9, 2022.Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, a member of the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, passed away due to heart

  • Operation Christmas Drop 2022

    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Riley, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, flies over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running

  • The 71st Operation Christmas Drop kicks off

    Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a

  • 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. This year marks the 71st

  • 374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

    Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part in Operation Christmas Drop.While OCD continues on as the longest running airdrop training mission, serving as a platform to better