Operation Christmas Drop

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Captain Adam Cole, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, writes a holiday greeting to the recipients of one of the boxes packed in support of Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 17. The operation, which began in 1952, is the Air Force?s longest-running humanitarian mission. 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 Airman 1st Class Julian North)

PHOTO BY: Airman st Class Julian North
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