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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron push bundles of humanitarian aid out of a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) over Mokil Atoll, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, watches a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron as they prepare to airdrop bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron prepare a bundle of humanitarian aid for release in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD 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 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

(Left to right) Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Kazunari Yamamoto, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmaster, pose for a photo during a flight for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, points out her home island during a flight for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. Established in 1952, OCD has evolved into the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, benefiting over 20 thousand islanders on 58 islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, poses for a photo aboard a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. Established in 1952, OCD has evolved into the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, benefiting over 20 thousand islanders on 58 islands throughout the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo–by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Wing Staff Agency, pose behind their decorated care package on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 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)
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231201-F-PX509-2476

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vianey Wainright, 36th Medical Group laboratory non-commissioned officer in-charge, decorates a care package on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 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)
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OCD 23 flies with international observers

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force, Indonesian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and Royal Malaysian Air Force pose for a group photo at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 6, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, schoolbooks and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell)
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OCD 23 flies with international observers

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Magno and Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Cruz, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters, watch as bundles of humanitarian aid drop to the island of Eauripik, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, schoolbooks and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell)
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OCD 23 flies with international observers

U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and the 44th APS from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, work alongside 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters to load a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules with bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen AFB, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, schoolbooks and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell)
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OCD 23 flies with international observers

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Hopkins, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron scheduling officer, USAF Maj. Derek Andeweg, 374th Operations Group standards and evaluation chief, and Royal Malaysian Air Force Maj. Mohamed Zulhilmy Bin Mohamed Zulkifly, air dispatcher, look at the Federated States of Micronesia from the cockpit of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, schoolbooks and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell)
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OCD 23 flies with international observers

U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and the 44th APS from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, work alongside 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters to load a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules with bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen AFB, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, schoolbooks and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell)
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231201-F-PX509-1349

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Luke Marquis, supply non-commissioned officer with the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, hands out supplies for care packages on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 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)
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231201-F-PX509-6096

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Andrew Wing, petroleum, oil, and lubricant technician with the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, hands out supplies for care packages on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 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)
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231201-F-PX509-2570

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Wing decorate care packages on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 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)
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36th LRS ground transportation members provide OCD support

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hall, noncommissioned officer in charge of ground transportation training assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a 10K 463L forklift to move pallets of rice on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 2022. Members of the ground transportation team moved about 50,000 pounds of cargo in support of the 71st Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Perkins)
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36th LRS ground transportation members provide OCD support

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hall, noncommissioned officer in charge of ground transportation training assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a 10K 463L forklift to move pallets of rice on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 2022. Members of the ground transportation team moved about 50,000 pounds of cargo in support of the 71st Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Perkins)
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36th LRS ground transportation members provide OCD support

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hall, noncommissioned officer in charge of ground transportation training assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a 10K 463L forklift to move pallets of rice on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 2022. Members of the ground transportation team moved about 50,000 pounds of cargo in support of the 71st Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Perkins)
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36th LRS ground transportation members provide OCD support

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hall, noncommissioned officer in charge of training with ground transportation assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, moves a pallet while Tech. Sgt. Gregory Allen, a noncommissioned officer with the 36th LRS, tightens a strap to hold down pallets of ready-to-eat meals in Dededo, Guam, Nov. 30, 2022. Members of the ground transportation team moved about 50,000 pounds of cargo in support of the 71st Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Perkins)
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