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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 fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

(Left to right) Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai and 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilots, talk while piloting a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, during a flight in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron look out of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules after dropping bundles of humanitarian aid over Mokil Atoll during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron push bundles of humanitarian aid out of a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) over Mokil Atoll, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, watches a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron as they prepare to airdrop bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron prepare a bundle of humanitarian aid for release in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

(Left to right) Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Kazunari Yamamoto, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmaster, pose for a photo during a flight for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, points out her home island during a flight for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. Established in 1952, OCD has evolved into the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, benefiting over 20 thousand islanders on 58 islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, poses for a photo aboard a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. Established in 1952, OCD has evolved into the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, benefiting over 20 thousand islanders on 58 islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo–by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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U.S., Philippine airmen join forces for Pacific Responder 17

Airmen with the Philippine air force participate in a disaster response planning table-top exercise during Pacific Responder 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 29, 2017. The week-long engagement focused on humanitarian response, command and control and engineering assistance in the event of a natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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U.S., Philippine airmen join forces for Pacific Responder 17

Airmen with the Philippine air force participate in a disaster response planning table-top exercise during Pacific Responder 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 29, 2017. The week-long engagement focused on humanitarian response, command and control and engineering assistance in the event of a natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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U.S., Philippine airmen join forces for Pacific Responder 17

Members of the Philippine air force brief Airmen assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group after a disaster response planning table-top exercise during Pacific Responder 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 29, 2017. The event was part of a subject-matter expert exchange that focused on sharing ideas and techniques about humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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U.S., Philippine airmen join forces for Pacific Responder 17

Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group brief members of the Philippine air force during Pacific Response 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 26, 2017. The event was part of a subject-matter expert exchange that focused on sharing ideas and techniques about humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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