Canned goods sit waiting to be placed in bundles during
Canned goods sit waiting to be placed in bundles during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. 11. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense human... More
Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares goods for take-off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36t... More
An Airman assigned to the 36th Mobility Response Squadron
An Airman assigned to the 36th Mobility Response Squadron carries a hose to hook up a helicopter expedient refuel system (HERS) during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Maria... More
Airmen with the Royal Australian Air Force perform
Airmen with the Royal Australian Air Force perform a preflight inspection prior to an Operation Christmas Drop sortie Dec. 11, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, Airmen with the... More
Maj. Scott Schavrien, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and
Maj. Scott Schavrien, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander of Santa 63, pilots a C-130J Super Hercules to Fananu island in the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, ... More
Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base,
Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, plan for an airdrop mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year of Opera... More
A care package filled with clothes, food and toys is
A care package filled with clothes, food and toys is delivered to an island Dec. 7, 2016 during Operation Christmas Drop. The 65th annual Operation Christmas Drop, which kicked off Dec. 6, brings food, clothes,... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, looks from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules after a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 11, 2017, near t... More
U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense
U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) members participate in a mission brief during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 22. Exercise COPE NORTH is a long-sta... More
Servicemembers from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air
Servicemembers from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), Royal Australian Air Force and volunteers from the local community gather together for a day of bundle building during Operati... More
Tech. Sgt. Ben Shest, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster,
Tech. Sgt. Ben Shest, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, holds on to the strap of a bundle while waiting to push a bundle out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop over a M... More
Family members of the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake
Family members of the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake and service members gather for a memorial ceremony Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A memorial flight and ceremony was dedicated to Jutb... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, a pilot assigned
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, flies a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Operation Christmas Drop 2017 training flight near the i... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, scans for a drop zone from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Operation Christmas Dr... More
TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Master Sgt. Michael McArty, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks over the the damage done by Typhoon Yutu from the back of a C-130J Super Hercules, Oct.... More
Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties a knot on a bundle in preparation for a practice drop at Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force ... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, look from the ramp a C-130J Super Hercules in flight after a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Ope... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander, right, and 1st. Lt. Quinn Van Drew, first pilot, both assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, pilot their aircraft above Murilo Atoll, ... More
Island children wait and watch while their village
Island children wait and watch while their village chiefs sort and divide humanitarian supplies for equal distribution during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Microne... More
U.S. Air Force loadmasters of the 36th Airlift Squadron
U.S. Air Force loadmasters of the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, wave to people of the Federated States of Micronesia below after delivering humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop... More
Staff Sgt. Renford Forbes, left, and Capt. Robert Tong
Staff Sgt. Renford Forbes, left, and Capt. Robert Tong deliver a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundle containing relief supplies from a C-130H aircraft to the island of Ifalik, Federated States of Micronesia, ... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Rivera, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Christopher Rivera, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, taps on the nose of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Anderson, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Anderson, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, secures a parachute static line to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Operation Chri... More
U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft deliver packages
U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft deliver packages during Operation Christmas Drop 2017, Dec. 15, 2017, at Murilo Atoll, Chuuk. Over the course of 12 days, crews will airdrop donated food, supplies, education... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Canto, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Christopher Canto, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, inspects the propellers of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec... More
Cardboard boxes sit in a warehouse as Airmen from the
Cardboard boxes sit in a warehouse as Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight cut plywood to create bundles at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2017. The Airmen will buil... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, clears the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules after a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 11, 2017, near the i... More
Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles fall to a Micronesian
Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles fall to a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force,... More
Airman 1st Class Stephen Clark, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Stephen Clark, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waves to people on a Micronesian island after delivering a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2017. Every December, C-130... More
Airmen from the 1st Tactical Air Wing 401st Squadron
Airmen from the 1st Tactical Air Wing 401st Squadron perform an in-flight inspection of the bundles during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13, 2017. Members of OCD built... More
A village elder sorts out a pair of shoes and some
A village elder sorts out a pair of shoes and some fishing line from a pile of goods delivered via a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesi... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander, pilots her aircraft at low altitude during a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 15, 2017, above Muril... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmasters, CPL Toni Thompson
Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmasters, CPL Toni Thompson (right) and SGT Ethan Moran, (left) cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 1... More
Airman 1st Class Nathan Judd, an electrical and
Airman 1st Class Nathan Judd, an electrical and environmental specialist assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to marshall a C-130H aircraft before an airdrop mis... More
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) C-130H Hercules sit on the runway prior to taking off to perform a training mission during the 66th Operations ... More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems craftsman, goes over the C-130J Super Hercules’ instruments during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Ch... More
Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron look over the tires and surrounding systems during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Smith, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Joshua Smith, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron integrated flight controls systems craftsman from Yokota Air Base, Japan, goes over the C-130J Super Hercules’ instruments during a pre-flight inspec... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson and Staff
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson and Staff Sgt. Jason Anderson, loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, scan for a drop zone from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft duri... More
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing,
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to take off for an airdrop mission during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2013. This y... More
A C-130J Super Hercules is prepared to drop practice
A C-130J Super Hercules is prepared to drop practice bundles during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This marks the first year a U.S. Air Force C-130J participates in OC... More
Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, communicates
Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, communicates with a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircrew during Operation Christmas Drop, at the University of Guam, Guam, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December... More
(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr,
(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr, 36th Airlift Squadron director of operations, greets Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Ken Ikemori, 401st Squadron commander, at Andersen Air Force Base, G... More
Airman 1st Class Janine Lieder, 736th Security Forces
Airman 1st Class Janine Lieder, 736th Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team member, defends a position during a helicopter expedient refuel system (HERS) setup during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Tinia... More
An Airman assigned to the 36th Mobility Response Squadron
An Airman assigned to the 36th Mobility Response Squadron waits for the signal to hook up a helicopter expedient refuel system to a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, during exercise ... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron load practice airdrop bundles on to a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, during... More
1st. Lt. Gautam Venkataraman, 36th Airlift Squadron
1st. Lt. Gautam Venkataraman, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and Santa 01 co-pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, navigates a C-130J Super Hercules to the drop zone during a practice drop as part of Operation Chri... More
Personnel grab canned goods to place into the bundles
Personnel grab canned goods to place into the bundles during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2017. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provided cr... More
Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander,
Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, virtually speaks at the Operation Christmas Drop “Push” Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2020. For the past 69 years, Airmen from Yokota Air... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, checks the load manifest before flight during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 11, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Christmas Drop allo... More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Matthew Haston, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems craftsman, looks over the tires of a C-130J Super Hercules during a pre-flight inspection during Operation Chr... More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron makes a pass over a drop zone to ensure it is clear prior to releasing humanitarian aid filled Low-Cost Low-Altitude bundles during Operation Christmas Dro... More
Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J
Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, ties down practice bundles during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Patterson, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, scans for a drop zone from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Operation Christmas Dr... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a C-130J Super Hercules
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster instructor with the 36th Airlift Squadron, pushes a package of donated goods from the loading ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Chris... More
Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, inspect the propellers of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2020 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander with the 36th Airlift Squadron, looks to the coastline below during a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop De... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to takeoff for a pratice mission during Operation Christmas Drop 2017, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Ai... More
Col. Bob Blagg, a C-130 Hercules pilot and 374th Operations
Col. Bob Blagg, a C-130 Hercules pilot and 374th Operations Group commander, scans the horizon for a drop zone near the island of Ifalik, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 10,... More
Capt. Curt Geter, a pilot signed to the 36th Airlift
Capt. Curt Geter, a pilot signed to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130 Hercules aircraft before an airdrop mission supporting Operation Christmas Drop at An... More
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The supplies will be delivered to the 56 Micronesian islands, which are some ... More
Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing commander, speaks
Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing commander, speaks during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop, based out of Andersen AFB, is the ... More
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, preps her flight equipment over remote Micronesian islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Chris... More
Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron,
Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron, briefs loadmasters on airdrop procedures at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year... More
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight commander, pushes a dunneg to be used as a platform to hold bundles that will be used for the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at And... More
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations technician, helps prepare heliboxes during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23. COPE NORTH enhances U.S. re... More
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, D... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Correa, an air transportation specialist
Staff Sgt. Joshua Correa, an air transportation specialist assigned to the Combat Mobility Flight, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, wraps a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundle at An... More
Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th
Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th Squadron supply technician, sits inside a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules as it flies toward Micronesian islands during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, discusses dynamic delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles with Royal Thai Air Force FLT. L... More
Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, left,
Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, left, and Warrant Officer Nicholas Stubbs-Race, both 37th Squadron loadmasters, prepare to release a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 201... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, wait for the signal to push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operatio... More
A group of village elders on the island of Woleai in
A group of village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, sort the five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped as part Operation Christmas Drop 2019 into 78 ev... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, stand ready to push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Chris... More
Tech Sgt. Pablo Herrera, a loadmaster assigned to the
Tech Sgt. Pablo Herrera, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force... More
Staff Sgt. Maurice Kirkland, 171st Logistics Readiness
Staff Sgt. Maurice Kirkland, 171st Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, uncoils a fuel hose on South Ramp, April 24, 2019, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Approximately 1.5 million gallon... More
Chief Master Sgt. Hiroshi Moriyama, Japan Air Self-Defense
Chief Master Sgt. Hiroshi Moriyama, Japan Air Self-Defense Force loadmaster, signs a package dedicated to the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A C-130 Hercule... More
Aircrew of a C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift
Aircrew of a C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron wave to islanders after air-dropping humanitarian aid supplies during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States ... More
TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Master Sgt. Michael McArty, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks over the the damage done by Typhoon Yutu from the back of a C-130J Super Hercules, Oct.... More
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight commander, tapes together boxes used for bundle drops in the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 7, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Ba... More
Royal Thai Air Force WG. CDR. Bundit Burusanont, Joint
Royal Thai Air Force WG. CDR. Bundit Burusanont, Joint and Combined Exercise (JCX) Division JCX officer, takes a photo of the rigging on a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Herc... More
(From left to right) Capt. Ian Haig, Capt. Derek Andeweg
(From left to right) Capt. Ian Haig, Capt. Derek Andeweg and 1st Lt. Khai Tran, all from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, plan for an airdrop mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during O... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th
Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, looks across the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules after a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 11, 2017, abov... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a loadmaster with the 36th
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, watches from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules as an airdropped package descents to a remote Pacific island during Operation Christmas D... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to takeoff for a practice mission during Operation Christmas Drop 2017, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen A... More
Low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundles containing relief
Low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundles containing relief supplies fall from a C-130H aircraft to the island of Ifalik, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 10, 2013. This year ma... More
Capt. Darshan Subramanian, a pilot signed to the 36th
Capt. Darshan Subramanian, a pilot signed to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130 Hercules aircraft before an airdrop mission supporting Operation Christmas D... More
An Airman with the Royal Australian Air Force cleans
An Airman with the Royal Australian Air Force cleans the window of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to an Operation Christmas Drop sortie Dec. 11, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days... More
Master Sgt. Tara Bryant, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation
Master Sgt. Tara Bryant, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, inspects equipment before a flight during exercise COPE NORTH 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19. COPE NORTH allows U.S... More
Pilots assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron perform
Pilots assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron perform pre-flight checks during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD is the longest running Department of Defense humanita... More
Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, Joint Region Marianas commander,
Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, Joint Region Marianas commander, counts down before pushing the first bundle of donated goods into a C-130 Hercules during the Christmas Drop push ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen A... More
An Operation Christmas Drop bundle filled with critical
An Operation Christmas Drop bundle filled with critical supplies and donated goods descends to the ground after being pushed out by U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 374th Airlift Wing, Dec. 10, 2015, above t... More
A helicopter expedient refuel system (HERS) fuel pump
A helicopter expedient refuel system (HERS) fuel pump sits on a container ready for use during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb 26. A HERS is a deployab... More
Personnel from U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Koku Jieitai
Personnel from U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) line up to board a JASDF C-130H Hercules during exercise COPE NORTH 2018, Feb. 13. An annual exercise, this year’s COPE NORTH... More
Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at ... More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief t... More
Capt. Matthew Rigollet, a pilot assigned to the 36th
Capt. Matthew Rigollet, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, briefs fellow aircrew members at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2013. This... More
A group of villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost,
A group of villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle through the jungle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. O... More
Children scribble drawings and messages of holiday
Children scribble drawings and messages of holiday cheer before having their bundle sealed at bundle building day during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2018. Once packed... More