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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

Col. TY Chamberlain, 36th Wing vice- commander, writes a holiday greeting to the recipients of one of the boxes of donated goods in support of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a PACAF event which includes a partnership between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Hawaii; the University of Guam; and the 'Operation Christmas Drop' private organization. It is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airdrop operation with 2015 being the first trilateral execution with support from Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

Maj. Lucas Crouch, 374th Airlift Wing pilot, and 1st Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, conduct preflight checks Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to execute low-cost, low-altitude humanitarian airdrops to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental U.S. It is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airdrop operation with 2015 being the first trilateral execution with support from Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

Maj. Lucas Crouch, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, gives a pre-flight briefing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to execute low-cost, low-altitude humanitarian airdrops to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental U.S. It is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airdrop operation with 2015 being the first trilateral execution with support from Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J flies over the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. The RAAF dropped the first official bundle to the island of MogMog during the first trilateral execution of the training mission alongside Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 crews provide critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Japanese Master Sgt. Toyonaga Toshihisa, left, and Tech. Sgt. Takahashi Tetsuki, both loadmasters with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force 1st Tactical Airlift Wing, watch as a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules taxis along the flightline Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 64th year of Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, marked the first time international aviators from Japan and Australia joined the humanitarian airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Toyonaga Toshihisa, left, and Tech. Sgt. Takahashi Tetsuki’s, both 1st Tactical Airlift Wing loadmasters, look over the landing zone on the remote Micronesian island of Asor from the back of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. The 2015 Christmas Drop missions mark the first time the event includes trilateral air support from the JASDF and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)

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U.S., RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Flying Officer Brendon Carraro, a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules copilot, takes control of a C-130J Hercules Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This is the first time U.S. allies and international partners from Japan and Australia trained for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief with the U.S. Air Force while providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands impacting approximately 20,000 people covering 1,000 by 1,800 nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)

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USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, watch a low-cost low-altitude bundle filled with donated goods and supplies drop onto the island of Fais from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. This is the first 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 impacting 20,000 islanders covering 1,000 by 1,800 nautical miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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Yokota members welcome JASDF and RAAF to Operation Christmas Drop 2015

(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr, 36th Airlift Squadron director of operations, greets Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Ken Ikemori, 401st Squadron commander, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform low-cost low-altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF, RAAF and USAF work together building bundles in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2015

(Left to right) Staff Sgt. Joshua McDonald and Airman 1st Class Cassandra Cobb, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight, build a low-cost, low-altitude bundle destined for the island of Fais, during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. More than 40,000 pounds of donated goods, including relief supplies will be sent to 56 Micronesian islands during the operation, the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF, RAAF and USAF work together building bundles in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2015

A rigger from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron builds a low-cost, low-altitude bundle destined for Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF, RAAF and USAF work together building bundles in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2015

A volunteer carries toys to place inside a box while sorting donations for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Toys are a rarity in the remote islands of the Pacific, so sorting them ensures each island receives their fair share of the donations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF, RAAF and USAF work together building bundles in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2015

(Center) Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing Group commander, and volunteers throughout the local community place relief items into a box while sorting donations for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. More than 40,000 pounds of goods will be dropped to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau during Operation Christmas Drop 2015, the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF, RAAF and USAF work together building bundles in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2015

Tech. Sgt. Chasity Castonguay, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron rigger operations supervisor, shows over 100 parachutes ready to use for low-cost low altitude airdrops during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 5, 2015. The T-10 and T-10R parachutes were donated by the U.S. Army; utilizing repurposed, expired personnel chutes for cargo airdrop is just one way LCLA airdrops are cost-efficient and easy to apply across the global airlift community. The 40,000 pounds of donated items are packed into bundles for C-130 aircrews from USAF, JASDF, and RAAF to perform LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Yokota members welcome JASDF and RAAF to Operation Christmas Drop 2015

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)

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Yokota members welcome JASDF and RAAF to Operation Christmas Drop 2015

A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 is the first ever trilateral training event that includes additional air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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JASDF officers observed Kadena's aircraft

U.S. Air Force Capt. Karan Bansal, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers how to operate a KC-135 Stratotanker boom during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Operations Group provided an opportunity for the JADSF officers to learn Kadena's aircraft operations, mission, capabilities, and to gain a better understanding of American processes and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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JASDF officers observed Kadena's aircraft

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sarabeth Hershey, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, answers question from Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The tour provided JASDF officers an opportunity to see first-hand examples of day-to-day operations and ask questions to technical experts about the various aspects of Kadena's aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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JASDF officers observed Kadena's aircraft

U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Hendricks, 44th Fighter Squadron pilot, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers the mechanics of an F-15C Eagle during their tour of Kadena's aircraft operation facilities Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Nine JASDF officers had the opportunity to observe Kadena's aircraft and learn their mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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JASDF officers observed Kadena's aircraft

U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Hendricks, 44th Fighter Squadron pilot, shows a night vision goggle to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer during a tour Sept. 16, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The tour gave the JASDF officers a better understanding of the missions and operations of U.S. military aircraft on Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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