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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Air Vice-Marshal Carl Newman, the Pacific Air Forces deputy commander and the Deputy Theater Air Component Commander to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with Rear Admiral Gregory Huffman, commander of Joint Task Force - Micronesia, during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Schutte, the Fifth Air Force deputy commander and Joint Air Component Coordination Element-Japan director from Yokota Air Base, Japan, speaks with Maj. Gen. Sagawa Shoji, Air Support Command deputy commander, during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Musicians from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific perform music during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

A ceremonial bundle sits waiting to be pushed into the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Attendees stand during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

International guests and Operation Christmas Drop participants pose for a photo while attending the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Leaders from across the Indo-Pacific theater pray together during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Vincent Mut-Tracy, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in the Federated States of Micronesia, addresses attendees of the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Bruce Best, known as “Brother Bruce,” Operation Christmas Drop island liaison and coordinator, addresses attendees during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

Bruce Best, known as “Brother Bruce,” Operation Christmas Drop island liaison and coordinator, sits on a humanitarian-like aid bundle in the cargo hold of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing in Yokota, Japan, during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Push Ceremony” at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Service members and volunteers from multiple nations prepare bundles during a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. OCD is an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Service members and volunteers place painted handprints on bundles at a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. The bundles will be loaded onto C-130 Hercules Aircraft as part of OCD 24 - an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to remote Pacific island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, writes a message on a child’s T-shirt during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers supplies and gifts to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Bundles of humanitarian-type goods sit in a hangar during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers supplies and gifts to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Zach Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop volunteer, poses for a photo during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. OCD is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift mission, beginning in 1952 when a U.S. Air Force B-29 aircrew noticed islanders waving from below and decided to drop supplies as a gesture of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force pose for a photo during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. OCD is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift mission, beginning in 1952 when a U.S. Air Force B-29 aircrew noticed islanders waving from below and decided to drop supplies as a gesture of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth Gilliam, a pilot with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, packs a bundle with humanitarian-type goods during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers supplies and gifts to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

A bundle of humanitarian-type goods sits in a hangar during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. OCD is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift mission, beginning in 1952 when a U.S. Air Force B-29 aircrew noticed islanders waving from below and decided to drop supplies as a gesture of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

From the left, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard F. McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck, 374th AW command chief and Col. Brett Cochran, 374th AW deputy commander, pose for a photo during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. OCD is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift mission, beginning in 1952 when a U.S. Air Force B-29 aircrew noticed islanders waving from below and decided to drop supplies as a gesture of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Bundles of Joy - Volunteers Unite for OCD 24's ‘Bundle Build’ event

Rhett Johnson places a purple handprint on a bundle with the help of his mother, Maj. Sara Johnson, 36th Operations Support Squadron senior intelligence officer, during a “Bundle Build” event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2024.The event came before Operation Christmas Drop 2024 - the latest version of an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability, security, and prosperity while upholding international law and promoting shared values.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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