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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette (right center), 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus (far right), formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, render a salute during the National Anthem at the Linebacker ll memorial ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Dec. 17. Operation Linebacker II got underway when, on Dec. 18, 1972, 87 B-52s were launched from Andersen in one hour and 43 minutes. Throughout the 11-day operation, Andersen-based B-52s flew 379 of the 729 sorties. Often called the "11-day war," Linebacker II led to the renewal of the Paris Peace Talks and, on Jan. 28, 1973, the signing of a cease-fire agreement with the government of North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus, formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, lay a wreath during an Operation Linebacker ll memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The Arc Light Memorial Park on the base stands as a memorial to the men and women of the Strategic Air Command who worked, flew, and died during the ARC LIGHT operations of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus, formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, lay a wreath during an Operation Linebacker ll memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The Arc Light Memorial Park on the base stands as a memorial to the men and women of the Strategic Air Command who worked, flew, and died during the ARC LIGHT operations of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Team Andersen Airmen and audience members render a salute as Taps is played, in honor of the lives of 33 men and women that were lost during Operation Linebacker ll, at a memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The ceremony commemorates the 38th anniversary of the campaign that led to the end of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Team Andersen Airmen and audience members render a salute as Taps is played, in honor of the lives of 33 men and women that were lost during Operation Linebacker ll, at a memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The ceremony commemorates the 38th anniversary of the campaign that led to the end of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, lookout upon the Islands of Yap prior to pushing a box of humanitarian assistance goods out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules call sign ?Santa 23? to its drop-zone during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14. 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)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the parachute deploys and a box of humanitarian goods travels to the Yap Islands below during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force?s longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952. What started 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)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Capt. Phillip Newman, a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot from Yokota Air Base, Japan, looks out upon the Yap Islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 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. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 Island weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Loadmasters from 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, Airman 1st Class Brandon Lee and Senior Airman Joseph Doria, review mission documents after completing airdrops over the Yap Islands of Woleai Falalop, Woleai Tagailap, Woleai Saliap, Woleai Wottegai, Woleai Falalis and Eauripik with a combined population of more than 1,140 people during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 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. This year more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000 will be dropped over 55 Micronesian Islands throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Senior Airman Joseph Doria, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, speaks with Armed Forces Network Tokyo, broadcaster Senior Airman Chad Usher and 36th Wing, Public Affairs, broadcaster Airman 1st Class Mariko Frazee about the airdrop route during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 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. This year more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000 will be dropped over various Micronesian Islands throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares goods for take-off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 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. This year more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000 will be dropped over various Micronesian Islands throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, load boxes of donated goods worth more than $93,000 onto a C-130 Hercules prior to take-off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 Island weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds. 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)
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Operation Christmas Drop: Airmen spread holiday cheer throughout the Yap Islands

An Airman from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, loads boxes of humanitarian assistants goods onto a C-130 Hercules prior to take-off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 Island weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds. 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)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

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)
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Operation Christmas Drop box build

More than 57 boxes are filled with toys, cloths, first aid kits, food and supplies Dec. 4, 2010 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Operation Christmas Drop box build. 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)
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