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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

A man sets up a drop zone for a C-130 Hercules from the Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. A C-130H from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered over 800 pounds of supplies to Fais island during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air-Self Defense force and the Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

A fisherman carries tunas to a man's house at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. In Fais, there are three villages and one head chief who is Louis Mangtau, he divides harvests evenly. No one can touch it until he’s finished. After that each village then takes its harvests to distribute among the families evenly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

Louis Mangtau, Chief of Fais Island, talks at his house, Dec. 8, 2015, at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. The Chief said, "I was kid, my father took me to the drop zone to watch U.S. aircraft dropped the box. That was so exciting moment. I still feel same when an aircraft flies over in this season." Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian/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 Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

Kids sit under shade at Fais Island, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered more than 800 pounds of supplies to Fais island during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. This year marks the first trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air-Self Defense force and the Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

Nigh Hazong, 10, shows his smile under a coconut tree at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015 during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the FSM. Fais Island is located approximately 54 miles east of Ulithi Atoll and 156 miles northeast of Yap. This year marks the first trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air-Self Defense force and the Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

A child on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered more than 800 pounds of supplies to Fais island during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. This year marks the first trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air-Self Defense force and the Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

Aerial image of Fais Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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Air Force delivers hope and goodwill to Fais island

C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force park on the ramp at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 6, 2015 in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop and the first trilateral execution of Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airdrop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

A low-cost, low-altitude bundle of donated goods drops to Ngulu island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop allows the 374th Airlift Wing and international partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force to practice dynamic delivery airdrop with unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 20,000 islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

(Left to right) Maj. Bryan Huffman, Pacific Air Forces C-130 pilot, and Staff Sgt. Joel Powell, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, drop a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to Ngulu island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This 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. Bryan Huffman, left, Pacific Air Forces C-130 pilot, checks a drop zone over Ngulu island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop and the first time international partners joined in execution through Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 support. The event provides critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands impacting about 20,000 people covering 1,000 by 1,800 nautical miles of operation area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

Airmen form Team Yokota and Andersen wave out the back of a C-130H Hercules to the people of Kayangel, Republic of Palau, 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

Airmen from Team Yokota and Andersen wave out the back of a C-130H Hercules to the people of Kayangel, Republic of Palau, 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

A low-cost, low-altitude bundle containing supplies, educational materials, toys and other donated goods, dropped from a U.S. C-130, floats toward Kayangel, Republic of Palau, bringing holiday cheer 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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US 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 support from Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

An island in Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. 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)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

First Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, flies over 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)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

First Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, flies over 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)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

First Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, flies over 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)
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US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau

(Left to right) Staff Sgt. Joel Powell, 374th Operations Support Squadron, and Chief Master Sgt. Troy Coville, Pacific Air Forces, watch a low-cost, low-altitude bundle as it drops to Angaur island, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This 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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