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A volunteer packs canned goods, toys and necessities into a box during the Operation Christmas Drop packing party Dec. 3, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over 200 volunteers packed clothes, rice, fish hooks, school supplies and more into boxes to be dropped to over 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Alexa Henderson/Released)


Operation Christmas Drop: Behind the scenes

A volunteer packs canned goods, toys and necessities into a box during the Operation Christmas Drop packing party Dec. 3, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over 200 volunteers packed clothes, rice, fish hooks, school supplies and more into boxes to be dropped to over 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Alexa Henderson/Released)

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U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mark Petty and Petty Officer 3rd Class Hannah Blanco boatswains’s mates aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, load packages onto the ship for Operation Christmas Drop Nov. 22, 2016, at Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam. The crew of the Sequoia participated in Operation Christmas Drop 2016 by delivering tools, toys, food and water to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Gonzales, a boatswains’s mate aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, carries a box of gifts for Operation Christmas Drop Nov. 22, 2016, at Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam. During Operation Christmas Drop 2016, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and international partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force worked together to deliver goods to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
Boatswain’s mates aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia lower a chest into the cargo hold of the ship to prepare for Operation Christmas Drop Nov. 22, 2016, at Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam. During Operation Christmas Drop 2016, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and international partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force worked together to deliver goods to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia rests in port at Apra Harbor, Nov. 22, 2016, at Naval Base Guam. The crew of the Sequoia participated in Operation Christmas Drop 2016 by delivering tools, toys, food and water to islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
Operation Christmas Drop volunteers pack boxes Dec. 3, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over 200 volunteers packed clothes, rice, fish hooks, school supplies and more to be dropped over 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Alexa Henderson/Released)
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties down bundles Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Operation Christmas Drop. This operation has been in existence for 65 years. Operation Christmas brings food, clothes, toys and supplies to islanders throughout the Pacific via C130 Hercules airdrops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Arielle K. Vasquez/Released)
A wrapped Christmas box sits in a C-130 Hercules Dec. 6, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year marks 65 years of Operation Christmas Drop which provides joint airlift training opportunities for both peace and wartime efforts.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
Military and civilian leaders push a box onto a C-130 Hercules during the 2016 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Dec. 6, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force work together to continue the tradition of air dropping tools, food, clothing and toys throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
Col. Kenneth Moss, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks at the 2016 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Dec. 6, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This is the second year of Operation Christmas Drop where aircrews from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force come together to train airlift capabilities for peace and wartime. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)