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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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