12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits for the right moment Dec. 14 to push the first of more than 180 packages to be dropped during the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)
12/16/2008 - Andersen Air Force Base, Guam - Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, 36th Airlift Squadron Yokota, Japan, prepares a box of donated goods to be dropped on the Islands of Chuuk during Operation Christmas Drop. In all, more than 180 boxes were built for the humanitarian mission, making 2008 one of the largest drops in Operation Christmas Drop's 57 year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)
12/16/2008 - Andersen Air Force Base, Guam - Capt. John Fuccillo and Master Sgt. Sigrid Carrero-Perez, both from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Japan, hold on to a package to be dropped on the Islands of Chuuk Dec. 14. Over 600 pounds of donated goods will be dropped over the remote islands during Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)
12/16/2008 - Andersen Air Force Base, Guam - Capt. John Fuccillo and Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, both from the 36th Airlift Squadron Yokota, Japan, push out the first of over 180 boxes on islands like the Islands of Chuuk during Operation Christmas Drop on Dec. 14. Through military and local community support, Operation Christman Drop has collected tens of thousands of donated items and raised more than $30,000 in support of the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The longest-running humanitarian air drop mission in history, Operation Christmas Drop kicked off the season with a push ceremony here Dec. 12. Team Andersen collaborated with Yokota Air Base, Japan for the 57th year in a row. (U.S. Air Force Base photo by Airman First Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Team Andersen held the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest-running humanitarian air drop mission in history. Since 1952, Christmas drop operations have delivered more than 800,000 pounds of supplies, according to organizational data. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – An Airman from Team Andersen salutes while the National Anthem kicks off the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. During the operations aircrews flying three Yokota Air Base, Japan, C-130s will fly over more than 70 remote islands to air-drop humanitarian relief supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - American Forces Network broadcaster Staff Sgt. Daniel Ashley out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, records the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force's longest on-going humanitarian airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, and Bruce Best, University of Guam Telecommunication and Distance Education Operation station manager, push the first Operation Christmas Drop box filled with supplies into a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan here Dec 12. Donations from military members and island residents filled more than 180 boxes that will be delivered to over 70 remote islands, making 2008 one of the most successful airdrops in its 56 year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, practice an airdrop here Dec. 12 in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Through military and local community support, the OCD organization collected nearly 20,000 donated items and raised more than $30,000 through donations and fundraising efforts since the 2008 campaign began in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -Pallets glide to the drop zone here Dec. 12, as a practice run was made by two C-130 Hercules in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen Air Force Base and local Guam community. Each year, the two join forces to aid the people of smaller islands that do not have airstrips or major ports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
12/16/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -A pallet glides to the drop zone here Dec. 12, as a practice run was made by two C-130 Hercules in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen AFB and the local Guam community. Each year, the two join forces to aid the people of smaller islands that do not have airstrips or major ports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
