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(left) Senior Airman Robert Gore and Airman 1st Class Dustin Deveaux push out a pallet of donated goods over the Islands of Chuuk, Dec. 19 from a C-130 Hercules 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. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. Both are loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released


Operation Christmas Drop

(left) Senior Airman Robert Gore and Airman 1st Class Dustin Deveaux push out a pallet of donated goods over the Islands of Chuuk, Dec. 19 from a C-130 Hercules 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. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. Both are loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released

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From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Richard Melton, Senior Airman Rand McCrady and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Davies, assigned to the 36th Munitions Squadron, inspect an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) Jan. 26, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 36th MUNS recently opened their new precision-guided munitions shop in early January 2017, where Airmen test, inspect and update missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Ann Henderson)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Davies, 36th Munitions Squadron, Precision Guided Munitions production supervisor, tests an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) Jan. 26, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The AGM-88 can detect, attack and destroy a target with minimum aircrew input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Ann Henderson)
From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Davies, Airman 1st Class Richard Melton and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Dahl, 36th Munitions Squadron, test an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) in Andersen’s new Precision Guided Munitions building Jan. 26, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Andersen AFB, with its strategic location and Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence, has the largest stockpile of munitions in the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Ann Henderson)
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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Douglas, 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, inserts a securing bar into a munition casket base during a munitions loading exercise Sept. 29, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. LOADEX is a weapons loading exercise where Airmen fine-tune their loading capabilities monthly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)
A 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit loading crew guides a training AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile into the weapons bay of a B-1 Lancer as evaluators monitor the exercise during a loading exercise Sept. 29, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Airmen loaded 12 training AGM-158 JASSMs into a B-1 as part of an exercise to test their ability to quickly and safely load the aircraft with munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)
A 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit loading crew transfers a training AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile into the weapons bay during a loading exercise Sept. 29, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. LOADEX is a weapons loading exercise where munitions Airmen fine-tune their loading capabilities monthly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)
Senior Airman Daniel Sorters, 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, prepares to load a training AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile in a B-1B Lancer during a loading exercise held Sept. 29, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Airmen loaded 12 training AGM-158 JASSMs into a B-1 as part of an exercise to test their ability to quickly and safely load the aircraft with munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)
Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Shaver, 36th Wing weapons manager, briefs load crews before a loading exercise Sept. 29, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. LOADEX is a weapons loading exercise where Airmen fine-tune their loading capabilities monthly. The B-1B Lancer aircrews are currently deployed here in support of the Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)
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Staff Sgt. Vincent Lim, 734th Aircraft Mobility Squadron load team chief, and Airman Zachary Puerner, left, 734th AMS aircraft services technician, tie down cargo on a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader Sept. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 734th AMS provides the capability to move cargo, personnel and equipment at a high velocity, ensuring Andersen AFB is prepared to meet mission requirements.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)