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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, performs for students at Untalan Middle School, Barrigada, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The Pacific Brass Quintet visited schools in Guam, Saipan and Tinian during the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop exercise on Andersen Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colby Parker, regional band tuba and music director for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, does warm up exercises with students at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The Pacific Brass Quintet was in Guam for the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific- Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, pose with Maximo Ronquillo Jr., band director, at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The Pacific Brass Quintet visited schools in Guam, Saipan and Tinian during the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop exercise on Andersen Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

Maximo Ronquillo, band director at Okkodo High School, Guam, conducts a practice exercise for his class and members from the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Sharoff, regional band trombone for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, speaks with a student at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. This was Sharoff’s first time in Guam for the 73rd Operation Christmas drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Sharoff, regional band trombone for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, plays his instrument at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. The Pacific Brass Quintet visited schools in Guam, Saipan and Tinian during the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop exercise on Andersen Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)
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Operation Christmas Drop Practice

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chase Hessman, 36th Airlift Squadron Yokota Air Force Base instructor pilot, prefights controls before practice flight during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec 6, 2024. The multinational operation, led by the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, improves interoperability and communication for future real-world humanitarian assistance and disaster relief requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams)
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Operation Christmas Drop Practice

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam NO1 Annie Demeter, intel officer, command duty officer gazes at the ocean during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 practice flight, Dec. 6, 2024. The success of this humanitarian activity is made possible through the collaborative efforts of multiple organizations, including the Japan Air Self-Defense, Philippine Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, and U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams)
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Operation Christmas Drop Practice

U.S. Air Force bundle floats in the air during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 6, 2024. The airdropped bundles of food, supplies, and other hard to source items are expected to reach nearly 60 remote islands across the pacific, including locations in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams)
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Andersen participates in OCD 2023

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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 pose for a photo after a flight in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 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

(Left to right) Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai and 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilots, talk while piloting a JASDF C-130H Hercules during 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

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during 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

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, during a flight in support of 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 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 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

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron look out of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules after dropping bundles of humanitarian aid over Mokil Atoll during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) 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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