Team Andersen volunteers came out for the Operation Christmas drop box build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4. The volunteers made sure each box contained non-perishable food items, clothing, and much more. In all, more than 57 boxes were built for the drop. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen AFB and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan. Every year as part of a training exercise, the two bases join forces to drop supplies over the Micronesian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Tech. Sgt. Kaia Pinnock, 36th Contracting Squadron, places a donated tricycle into one of the boxes during Operation Christmas Drop box build Dec. 4 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Throughout the year, volunteers from organizations island-wide donate a variety of items ensuring the people on neighboring islands experience a wonderful holiday. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit operation powered by volunteers from Andersen, the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the local community. To date, more than 800,000 pounds of goods have been dropped throughout the Marianas, Carolines, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands and the Federal States of Micronesia Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
More than 57 boxes were filled with toys, clothes, first aid kits, food and supplies Dec. 4 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Operation Christmas Drop box build. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running humanitarian campaign in the world, marking more than five decades in operation. The concept of Operation Christmas Drop began in 1952 when locals on the island of Kapingamarangi waved to the crew of a WB-50 flying overhead. In the spirit of the holiday season, the crew gathered what they could, packed it into a canister, attached a parachute and dropped it to the islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
Xavier Pinnock, son of Tech. Sgt. Kaia Pinnock from the 36th Contracting Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Tanneka Chew, 36th Operations Support Squadron, stack non-perishable food items in front of boxes Dec. 4 for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The concept of Operation Christmas Drop began in 1952 when locals on the island of Kapingamarangi waved to the crew of a WB-50 flying overhead. In the spirit of the holiday season, the crew gathered what they could, packed it into a canister, attached a parachute and dropped it to the islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)