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231209-F-RU502-1345

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron and a U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron participate in an elephant walk alongside a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)

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231209-F-PM645-1928

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1242

(Left to right) A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron, sit on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1134

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force (USAF) Maj. Zach “Badger” Overbey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and pilot, and Staff Sgt. Eric Richardson, 36th EAS C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, wave to USAF, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130s during OCD 23 over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023. This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. Aircraft included a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th EAS, an RCAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a JASDF C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a ROKAF C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1046

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 2nd Lt. Mitsuki Sakurai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) C-130H Hercules co-pilot, communicates with U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules pilots at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. Aircraft included a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a JASDF C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st TAS, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Tactical Air Support Squadron. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1046

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1046

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-1046

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231209-F-PM645-2168

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231207-F-PM645-1011

(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Huff and Senior Airman Ryan Langdon, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters, push bundles from a U.S. Air Force C-130J over Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 7, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). The aircraft, callsign Santa 52, delivered three bundles to the people of Angaur and Peleliu, Republic of Palau. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231207-F-PM645-1003

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Langdon, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, marshals a K-loader at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). The aircraft, callsign Santa 52, delivered three bundles to the people of Angaur and Peleliu islands, Republic of Palau. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231207-F-PM645-1002

(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Tuncap and Master Sgt. Jomar Cruz, both with the 44th Aerial Port Squadron port dawg assistant team chiefs, secure a ‘Gundam 22’ tribute bundle on a K-loader at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). The box was decorated and signed by volunteers to honor the 353rd Special Operations Wing and 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing Airmen who tragically lost their lives in service to their country as well as honor their teammates, families, friends, and communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231207-F-PM645-1014

Bundles, including a ‘Gundam 22’ tribute bundle, descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) to Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 7, 2023 during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). Loadmasters from the 36th EAS prepared and trained for the safe delivery of each bundle, with many of the bundles weighing over 300 pounds. The aircraft, callsign Santa 52, delivered three bundles to the people of Angaur and Peleliu, Republic of Palau. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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231202-F-RU502-1151

A tribute bundle for the Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Gundam 22 crew sits in a hangar during the Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) bundle building event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. The box was signed by volunteers as a form of solidarity and honor for the crew as well as their teammates, families, friends, and communities after an aircraft mishap that occurred on Nov. 29, 2023. U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Badger” Overbey, OCD 23 mission commander and C-130J Super Hercules pilot, also signed the bundle with a message for his late father, Ray. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)

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231205-F-ID959-1065

Kastol Hesus, Angaur resident, poses for a photo near the airfield in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. Angaur lies within the Republic of Palau, home to 18 thousand people and 340 islands. The remote paradise Angaur, however, inhabits around a hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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231205-F-ID959-1061

The setting sun beams through the clouds over the Pacific Ocean near Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. The remote paradise of Angaur inhabits only a few hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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231205-F-ID959-1039

Kastol Hesus, Angaur resident, poses for a photo while holding a certificate of appreciation placard from the U.S. Army 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. Angaur is known for its historical significance, as it was the site of fierce battles during World War II, specifically the Battle of Angaur which occurred from September 17 to October 22, 1944 between the U.S. and Japan. Today, Angaur is representative of a much different world. Although many WWII relics pepper the island, the U.S. and Japan now work together as allies alongside multinational partners to spread joy throughout remote islands in the Pacific, with 2023 featuring the 72nd iteration of Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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231205-F-ID959-1035

An Angaur resident takes a walk on the streets of Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. The remote paradise of Angaur inhabits only a few hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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231207-F-ID959-1437

Tiffany Kasiano, Angaur resident and Angaur Elementary School principal, poses for a photo in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 7, 2023. Angaur lies within the Republic of Palau, home to 18 thousand people and 340 islands. The remote paradise Angaur, however, inhabits around a hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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231207-F-ID959-1006

Charity Gulibert, Angaur resident, poses for a photo in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 7, 2023. Angaur lies within the Republic of Palau, home to 18 thousand people and 340 islands. The remote paradise Angaur, however, inhabits around a hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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