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Dec. 10, 2023
Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force pose for a photo after a flight in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to
Dec. 14, 2022
Partner nation air forces deliver humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2022

Five partner nation air forces worked together to deliver humanitarian aid as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2022, the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid mission delivering essential supplies to island communities in the western Pacific, Dec. 4-13, 2022.Aircrew from the U.S.
Nov. 29, 2022
US Pacific Air Forces’ multinational mission Operation Christmas Drop delivers humanitarian supplies to 20k islanders

The 71st iteration of the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian assistance mission kicks off Dec. 4, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with participating Airmen from the U.S. and five partner nations.
Dec. 2, 2021
70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6, 2021. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and
Dec. 11, 2018
374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part in Operation Christmas Drop.While OCD continues on as the longest running airdrop training mission, serving as a platform to better
Nov. 20, 2018
Andersen AFB to host 67th annual Operation Christmas Drop

The 67th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop is set to take to the Pacific skies, Dec. 10 hosted by the 36th Wing.
Nov. 30, 2017
Andersen AFB to host 66th Annual Operation Christmas Drop

The 66th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop is set to take to the Pacific skies here Dec. 11.
Dec. 9, 2015
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

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