U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Muravez and Senior Airman Megan Irvin, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, push packages over the island of Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allison Martin)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Muravez and Senior Airman Megan Irvin, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, wave to residents of the island Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allison Martin)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Muravez, loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to push a package over the island of Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allison Martin)
U.S. Air Force Airmen look out of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to drop supply bundles out of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Richardson, 36th Airlift Squadron safety non-commissioned officer in charge and loadmaster, Yokota Air Base, Japan, secures supply bundles on to a C-130J Super Hercules before takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force Airmen load supply bundles on a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Cruz, 36th Airlift Squadron senior enlisted leader, Yokota Air Base, Japan, is loading supply bundles on to a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear and more across different islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
A U.S. Air Force pilot flies a C-130J Super Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop over the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force pilots fly a C-130J Super Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop over the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 3, 2023. This is OCD’s 72nd year delivering supplies such as clothes, toiletries, toys, fishing gear, and more across different islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Megan Irvin, loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, waves at the residents of Iosap, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Allon Lapaix)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Muravez, loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, pushes supply bundles over the island Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Allon Lapaix)
Supply bundles land onto shore during Operation Christmas Drop over the island Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Allon Lapaix)
Supply bundles are dropped off of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the island Nama, Dec. 4, 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 56 remote islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Allon Lapaix)