Maj. Ryan Wells, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft

Maj. Ryan Wells, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander of Santa 01, left, and 1st. Lt. Gautam Venkataraman, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and Santa 01 co-pilot, right, both out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, navigate their C-130J Super Hercules to the drop zone during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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