Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force crew members take a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, before the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force crew members prepare a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, before flight to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, clothing, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force crew members fly a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kim Doyle, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, secures an airdrop bundle on a U.S. Air Force C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, clothing, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. TJ Yonkauske, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to land a U.S. Air Force C-130J during the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kim Doyle, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, performs items off her in flight checklist on a U.S. Air Force C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, clothing, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kim Doyle, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to drop bundles off a U.S. Air Force C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, clothing, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kim Doyle, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Kans, loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as bundles fly off an aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, clothing, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kim Doyle, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, poses for a portrait in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Santa 63 brings love from above

Published Dec. 14, 2021
By Senior Airman Aubree Owens
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force crew members take a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, before the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)