Col. Tod Fingal, 36th Wing vice commander, Col. Paul "Otto" Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Yokota Air Base, Japan and Mr. Bruce Best, University Of Guam researcher, push the first box into a C-130 Hercules during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. This marked the beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2010. Through the cooperation of local and military communities in the Asia-Pacific region, Operation Christmas Drop has delivered more than 800,000 pounds of food, supplies, tools, and toys to thousands of residents throughout Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Airmen gather in Hangar 2 to watch the annual Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. The ceremony marks the beginning of the humanitarian airlift operation which started 58 years ago, as a WB-50 aircrew returning to Guam on its final flight before Christmas, has turned into the longest running humanitarian campaign in the history of the U.S. Air Force and the entire world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Col. Paul "Otto" Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Yokota Air Base, Japan, addresses the audience during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. 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/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Aircrew stand in formation during Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. The crew is from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. The ceremony officially marks the beginning of OCD 2010 with its first flight Dec. 13. This year Airmen will push 60 boxes to 60 islands. OCD is the Air Force's longest-running humanitarian operation 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/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Mr. Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, presents Col. Tod Fingal, 36th Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Margarita Overton, 36th Wing command chief, with a story board on behalf of Micronesian Islanders for their continued support during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. Airmen from the 36th Wing and the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. To date more than 800,000 pounds of supplies has been dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Mr. Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, presents Col. Paul "Otto" Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Yokota Air Base, Japan, with gifts on behalf of Micronesian Islanders for their continued support during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. 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/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Items received from Micronesian Islanders adorn the presentation table during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. At the conclusion of the ceremony handcrafted items were given as gifts from the Islanders to the 36th Wing and the 374th Airlift Wing for their continued support in the annual humanitarian airlift operation. Airmen from the 36th Wing and the 374th Airlift Squadron come together each year to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. To date, more than 800,000 pounds of supplies have been dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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