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  • Locals from the island of Fais recover and carry a low-cost, low-altitude bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airdrop mission. This year marks the first ever trilateral Operation Christmas Drop where the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force work together to provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

    USAF delivers hope, goodwill to Fais Island during Operation Christmas Drop

    Locals from the island of Fais recover and carry a low-cost, low-altitude bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airdrop mission. This year marks the first ever trilateral Operation Christmas Drop where the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the
  • 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Col. TY Chamberlain, 36th Wing vice-commander, drops a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to Kayangel Atoll, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, and is the first trilateral execution of the event with support from Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

    Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

    36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Col. TY Chamberlain, 36th Wing vice-commander, drops a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to Kayangel Atoll, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, and is the first trilateral execution of the event with
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF maintainers compared the maintenance conducted at Yokota to their own to help improve processes and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

    JMSDF members tour Yokota maintenance facilities

    Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF maintainers compared the maintenance conducted at Yokota to their own to help improve processes and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark C. Dillon, Pacific Air Forces vice commander, and the Honorable Chung, Doo Un (center), Republic of Korea’s Chairman of the National Assembly Defense Committee, pose for a group photo during Chung’s visit to PACAF’s headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 14, 2015. Chung and Dillon met and discussed U.S. and ROK defense policy issues to strengthen and enhance both nations' capabilities and readiness during crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Stewart/Released)

    Pacific Air Forces hosts Republic of Korea National Assembly Defense Committee

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark C. Dillon, Pacific Air Forces vice commander, and the Honorable Chung, Doo Un (center), Republic of Korea’s Chairman of the National Assembly Defense Committee, pose for a group photo during Chung’s visit to PACAF’s headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 14, 2015. Chung and Dillon met and discussed
  • Republic of Korea Air Force Airmen participate in joint training with the USAF Petroleum Oil and Lubricants team at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea on Dec. 8. This training is scheduled to take place every quarter to build partnership capacity with ROKAF counterparts.

    ROKAF, USAF POL train together

    Without a Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, it would be difficult to get aircraft off the ground. Kunsan Air Base Airmen conducted their first ever POL bilateral training with the Republic of Korea air force Dec. 8. The training is focused on building partnership capacity with ROKAF counterparts. The ROKAF and U.S. Air Force POL teams are
  • U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Teddy Poole, 18th Security Forces Squadron police service NCO in charge, opens a gate for a Nirai Fire Department vehicle during an exercise Dec. 3, 2015, at Kadena Air Base Japan. Base entry was provided for first responders who may need to use base roads in the instance of a flooding that blocks off other routes. (U. S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis/Released)

    Nirai Fire Department partners with Kadena first responders for humanitarian relief exercise

    Nirai Fire department partnered with Kadena first responders in a humanitarian relief exercise Dec. 3 at Kadena. This is the first exercise in which the Nirai Fire Department partnered with Kadena to get to parts of the surrounding area that would have been previously be inaccessible due to flooding, by driving through the base.
  • Australian Army Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of Mogmog, Dec. 8, 2015. Australian and Japanese C-130 Hercules aircrews for the first time joined U.S. Airmen during the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop which provided critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlighted the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)

    US, Australia, Japan launch 2015 Operation Christmas Drop

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircraft, aircrews and support personnel with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid disaster relief training by delivering donated goods via C-130s to more than 56 of the Pacific's most remote, populated islands.
  • Manohar Parrikar, the India Defense Minister (right), and Arun K. Singh, the Indian Ambassador to the U.S., received an in-depth aeromedical evacuation demonstration of the C-17 Globemaster III from PACAF Airmen on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2015. The Indian air force has the world's 2nd largest fleet of C-17s, behind the U.S., and these aircraft have already proven their value in supporting international response to regional crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)

    PACAF Airmen demonstrate C-17 medical capability during Indian Defense Minister visit

    Pacific Air Forces Airmen showcased aeromedical evacuation capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III as they hosted India Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Arun K. Singh Dec. 7, as a part of a U.S. Pacific Command visit designed to enhance the U.S.-Indian partnership.
  • First Lt. Ben Valdes Encinas, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in charge, walks across the flightline before greeting his Australian counterparts at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 is the first ever trilateral training event that includes additional air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

    Andersen hosts 64th annual Operation Christmas Drop ‘Push Ceremony’

    The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the Ulithi Atoll and the island of Fais within the Federated States of Micronesia.
  • Yasuaki Nakama, Okinawa City Fire Department captain, briefs a training plan to Okinawa City Fire Department and Kadena Fire Department crew members during a bilateral hazardous materials training exercise, Dec. 8, 2015, at the Okinawa City Civic Center, Japan. The Kadena Fire Department and Okinawa City Fire Department trained together to build proficiency and understanding with each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

    Okinawa City, Kadena firefighters conduct bilateral hazmat training

    Members from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Okinawa City Fire Department participated in a hazardous materials incident exercise for the first time, Dec. 8, at the Okinawa City Civic Center.   The exercise was held to strengthen bilateral capabilities between the fire departments so they can be called upon at any time as part of a mutual aid
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