First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first

First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, listens to crew communications on a C-130J during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 15, 2017, above the Pacific Ocean near Guam. Christmas Drop is a Pacific Air Forces exercise that includes a partnership between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; the University of Guam; and partners throughout Guam. It is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airlift operation and will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands this year impacting about 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)