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Operation Christmas Drop 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Capt. John Fuccillo and Master Sgt. Sigrid Carrero-Perez, both from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to drop a package over a remote island near Chuuk Dec. 14. Over 600 pounds of donated goods will be dropped over the remote islands during Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jamie Lessard)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares a box of donated goods to be dropped on the Islands of Chuuk during Operation Christmas Drop. In all more than 180 boxes were built for the humanitarian mission, making 2008 one of the largest drops in Operation Christmas Drop's 57-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jamie Lessard)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits for the right moment Dec. 14 to push the first of more than 180 packages to be dropped during the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop. 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 by Staff Sgt Jamie Lessard)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Charles Ecret, Pacific Daily News videographer, films the holiday packages inside Santa 01, a C-130, Dec. 14 while flying on the first Operation Christmas Drop mission of 2008. The aircraft was packed with boxes filled with supplies bound for Pacific islanders living on the remote islands surrounding Chuuk. Team Andersen kicked off the humanitarian airlift mission Dec. 12 with a Push ceremony. Aircrews from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, are scheduled to drop 180 boxes on 70 remote islands from Dec. 14 to Dec. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)
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Practicing for Operation Christmas Drop 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Items are dropped from a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, here Dec. 12 during an exercise simulating humanitarian aid being delivered to islands in need. The exercise was practice for Operation Christmas Drop. The OCD drops are set to begin Dec. 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, departs Andersen for an exercise here Dec. 12. The C-130 practiced air-drops over Northwest Field in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2008, a humanitarian airlift operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, and Bruce Best, University of Guam Telecommunication and Distance Education Operation station manager, push the first box of goods into a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, here Dec. 12. The two were participants in the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony commemorating the start of the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. In all, more than 186 boxes were built and will be delivered to more than 70 different islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Bruce Best, University of Guam Telecommunication and Distance Education Operation station manager, shares items given to him from inhabitants of several islands that benefit from Operation Christmas Drop during a Push Ceremony held here at Hangar 1 Dec. 12. Andersen held Push Ceremony commemorating the start of the 57th annual drop. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation; Air Force aircrews deliver supplies to remote islands in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, speaks during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony here Dec. 12. More than 186 boxes will be air-dropped from three Yokota Air Base, Japan, C-130 Hercules Dec. 14 through Dec. 19 (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -A pallet glides to the drop zone here Dec. 12, as a practice run was made by two C-130 Hercules in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen AFB and the local Guam community. Each year, the two join forces to aid the people of smaller islands that do not have airstrips or major ports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -Pallets glide to the drop zone here Dec. 12, as a practice run was made by two C-130 Hercules in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen Air Force Base and local Guam community. Each year, the two join forces to aid the people of smaller islands that do not have airstrips or major ports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - A C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, practice an airdrop here Dec. 12 in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. Through military and local community support, the OCD organization collected nearly 20,000 donated items and raised more than $30,000 through donations and fundraising efforts since the 2008 campaign began in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, and Bruce Best, University of Guam Telecommunication and Distance Education Operation station manager, push the first Operation Christmas Drop box filled with supplies into a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan here Dec 12. Donations from military members and island residents filled more than 180 boxes that will be delivered to over 70 remote islands, making 2008 one of the most successful airdrops in its 56 year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - American Forces Network broadcaster Staff Sgt. Daniel Ashley out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, records the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force's longest on-going humanitarian airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, speaks during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. Representatives from the local community and members from Andersen attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – An Airman from Team Andersen salutes while the National Anthem kicks off the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. During the operations aircrews flying three Yokota Air Base, Japan, C-130s will fly over more than 70 remote islands to air-drop humanitarian relief supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop 2008 Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Team Andersen held the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony here Dec. 12. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest-running humanitarian air drop mission in history. Since 1952, Christmas drop operations have delivered more than 800,000 pounds of supplies, according to organizational data. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The longest-running humanitarian air drop mission in history, Operation Christmas Drop kicked off the season with a push ceremony here Dec. 12. Team Andersen collaborated with Yokota Air Base, Japan for the 57th year in a row. (U.S. Air Force Base photo by Airman First Class Courtney Witt)
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Andersen conducts Emergency Management Exercise Functional Training

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Tech. Sgt. Marlon Pugh, 36th Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of laboratory, conducts training with members of the medical group during the Emergency Management Exercise here Dec. 3. Sergeant Pugh was one of many who had gone through In-Place Patient Decontamination Capability Shelter training two months earlier. The shelter is a combination unit with two ambulatory lanes and one litter lane to handle large decontamination missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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Andersen conducts Emergency Management Exercise Functional Training

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Seventeen Team Andersen members took key roles in the Emergency Management Exercise here Dec. 3. Nine to 11 members were moved after the simulated explosion and taken to decontamination at the medical clinic. Five of the individulas were pronounced dead and one suspect was later captured after the emergency call was made. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)
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