Operation Christmas Drop 2012
C-130 loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, begin air drop delivery of a pallet over Mokil Island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2012, Dec. 12, 2012. Each year OCD provides aid to more than 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This year is the 61st anniversary of OCD, making it the longest running humanitarian mission in the world. In total, there are eight planned days of air drops, with 54 islands scheduled to receive humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie/Released)
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