Staff Sgt. Thelmo Andre Garrucho, 36th airlift squadron
Staff Sgt. Thelmo Andre Garrucho, 36th airlift squadron C-130 H flight engineer, stands in front of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, 16 Dec., 2016. Since its inception,... More
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony Schoof, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to drop a box filled with donated goods to Pacific islanders on Ngeaur Is... More
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Senior
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, awaits the signal to move a humanitarian package in posi... More
Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, top, 374th Maintenance
Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, top, 374th Maintenance Group crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson, 374 MXG craftsman, work as quickly as they can to repair a hydraulic leak in a C-130H Hercules wing du... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Geralyn Lunod and Paul
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Geralyn Lunod and Paul Ibanez, air transportation specialists with the Air Force Reserve's 44th Aerial Port Squadron, push a Christmas box on the 60K loader at Andersen Air Force Ba... More
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson, a loadmaster with the 36th
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, looks through a window of a C-130 Hercules during an Operation Christmas Drop sortie Dec. 7, 2016, above the Pa... 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
Senior Airman John Huarte, left, 374the Maintenance
Senior Airman John Huarte, left, 374the Maintenance Group communication and navigation systems journeyman, and Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374 MXG crew chief, celebrate successful aircraft repairs during... More
Capt. George Metros, a pilot from the 36th Airlift
Capt. George Metros, a pilot from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, looks on as Airmen drop a care package during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 6, 2016, over the Pacific Ocean. The 65th annual ... More
A Yokota Air Base C-130 Hercules prepares for takeoff
A Yokota Air Base C-130 Hercules prepares for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. The airdrop missions will allow aircrews to practice essential combat skills... More
A C-130 Hercules sit on the runway during Operation
A C-130 Hercules sit on the runway during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. This year marks the 65th year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it ... 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
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties down bundles Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Operation Christmas Drop. This operation h... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nelson Dacanay, air transportation
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nelson Dacanay, air transportation specialist with the Air Force Reserve's 44th Aerial Port Squadron, moves Christmas boxes into place so they can be loaded onto a C-130 Hercules as a ... More
Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jonathan Hake speaks at a
Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jonathan Hake speaks at a remembrance ceremony for his son, Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016.... More
Private Ashleigh Shannon, right, an air dispatcher
Private Ashleigh Shannon, right, an air dispatcher from the Australian Army’s No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, prepares a load with members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. (Australian Defence Force photo by ... More
A C-130 Hercules crew from the 36th Airlift Squadron
A C-130 Hercules crew from the 36th Airlift Squadron prepares for an airdrop mission during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. The airdrop missions will allow aircrews to p... More
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group stand in front
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group stand in front of a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. During OCD, the 37... More
A maintainer with the Royal Australian Air Force waits
A maintainer with the Royal Australian Air Force waits to marshal a C-130J Super Hercules for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. The RAAF sent a C-130J to OC... More
Senior Airmen Nathanial Bennett and Anthony Schoof,
Senior Airmen Nathanial Bennett and Anthony Schoof, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare themselves for an airdrop during an Operation Christmas Drop flight Dec. 13, 2016,... More
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony Schoof, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, push boxes filled with donated items on Ngulu Island from the loading ramp of a... 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
Captain Bryan Gibbs, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules
Captain Bryan Gibbs, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules pilot, prepares his aircraft for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130 Hercules air crews and m... More
Eva Hake wears a pendant memorializing her late son,
Eva Hake wears a pendant memorializing her late son, Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. The pendant was a gift given to... More
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group move a power
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group move a power cart in preparation of a C-130H Hercules takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. The 374 MXG made sure C-130s remained operational so that air crews... More
Aircrew from the 36th Airlift Squadron hold a preflight
Aircrew from the 36th Airlift Squadron hold a preflight briefing aboard a C-130 H during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec 5, 2016. The crew performed a bundle drop to practice for ... More
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Navy Lt. Sarah
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Navy Lt. Sarah Hull, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital on Guam, decorates the care package she assembled during pack day for Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2016, Dec. 3, 2016... 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
36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters load bundles of donated
36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters load bundles of donated goods onto a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircre... More
Senior Airmen Nathanial Bennett and Anthony Schoof,
Senior Airmen Nathanial Bennett and Anthony Schoof, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, look out of the back of a C-130 Hercules during an Operation Christmas Drop flight Dec. 13... More
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, pilots a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Pacific islands, Dec. 11, 2016. The operation highlights the U.S. and allied airpo... More
U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mark Petty
U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mark Petty and Petty Officer 3rd Class Hannah Blanco boatswains’s mates aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, load packages onto the ship for Operation Christma... More
Lieutenant Cerre Dolby, a C-130J pilot with the United
Lieutenant Cerre Dolby, a C-130J pilot with the United States Air Force, observes the cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during a mission for Operation Christmas Drop 16 December 6, 2016. (... More
C-130 Hercules crewmembers exit the aircraft after
C-130 Hercules crewmembers exit the aircraft after delivering low cost, low altitude humanitarian airdrops during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Christma... More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia rests in port at
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia rests in port at Apra Harbor, Nov. 22, 2016, at Naval Base Guam. The crew of the Sequoia participated in Operation Christmas Drop 2016 by delivering tools, toys, food and wat... More
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, performs preflight inspections during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. Operation Chris... More
An Operation Christmas Drop box on display during the
An Operation Christmas Drop box on display during the "Push Ceremony" at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running humanitarian airlift operation in the histor... More
A United States Air Force C-130H Hercules from the
A United States Air Force C-130H Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron taxies past a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base during Operation Christmas Drop 16 ... More
An Operation Christmas Drop 2016 flight map hangs on
An Operation Christmas Drop 2016 flight map hangs on a wall at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond t... More
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group wait for a C-130H
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group wait for a C-130H Hercules to takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2016. This year marks the 65th year of OCD, which bega... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Deondre Rogers and Angel
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Deondre Rogers and Angel Torres, loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, deliver a care package to the Carolinian island of Lamotrek Dec. 7, 2016.... More
Maj. Dominique Haig, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules
Maj. Dominique Haig, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, flies over remote Micronesian islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 6, 2016. This year the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Austr... More
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, operates navigation instruments during Operation Christmas Drop over remote Micronesian islands, Dec. 5, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop is a ... More
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Tech.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sharry Barnshaw, assigned to the 436th Communications Squadron, Dover AFB, DE, writes a message on the care package she assembled during pack day for O... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Diaz, right, an air
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Diaz, right, an air transportation specialists for the Air Force Reserve's 44th Aerial Port Squadron, takes direction from Tech. Sgt. Takuya Kimura, Japanese Self Defense Force, w... More
A Loadmaster from No. 37 Squadron gives the thumbs
A Loadmaster from No. 37 Squadron gives the thumbs up prior to a load being dispatched from a C-130J Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 16 December 6, 2016. (Australian Defence Force photo by Mr. Eamon Hamilton)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Donaldson, 515th
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Donaldson, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing Command Chief, based out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, signs a box of donated goods en route to one of the 54 Mic... More
Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force stand at
Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force stand at parade rest as a C-130H Hercules begins to taxi for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. This year the U.S... More
Staff Sgt. Solomon Faulkner, 374th Maintenance Group
Staff Sgt. Solomon Faulkner, 374th Maintenance Group aerospace ground equipment craftsman, marshals a C-130H Hercules for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, 2015. D... More
A C-130 Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas
A C-130 Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian mission covering 5... More
C-130 Hercules crewmembers pose for a photo after delivering
C-130 Hercules crewmembers pose for a photo after delivering low cost, low altitude humanitarian airdrops during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Christmas... More
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, 1st Lt. Chad Moore, 36 AS pilot, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Dibble, 36 AS flight engineer, fly a C-130H Hercules over a Pacific island during Operation Chr... More
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, left, 36th Airlift Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, and Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36 AS C-130H Hercules loadmaster, prepare to push bundles of donated goods over t... More
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Volunteers take a group
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Volunteers take a group picture during packing day for Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2016, Dec. 3, 2016. Roughly 200 volunteers packed 140 boxes with more than 40,000 lbs. of cr... More
Crewmembers of a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th
Crewmembers of a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron fly over remote a Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 5, 2016. This year marks the 65th year of Operation Christma... More
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, checks a map during Operation Christmas Drop over remote Micronesian islands, Dec. 5, 2016. Australian and Japanese aircrews joined U.S. Airm... More
An Operation Christmas Drop 2016 flight plan sits on
An Operation Christmas Drop 2016 flight plan sits on a desk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond t... More
U.S. Air Force leadership are en route to deliver Christmas
U.S. Air Force leadership are en route to deliver Christmas bundles aboard a C-130 Hercules to people of the 54 Micronesian islands for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. L... More
A C-130H Hercules pilot with the Japan Self Defense
A C-130H Hercules pilot with the Japan Self Defense Force taxis before takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. The Japan Self Defense Force sent a C-130J to OCD to train with the 36th Airlift Sq... More
Staff Sgt. Timothy Johnson, right, and Senior Airman
Staff Sgt. Timothy Johnson, right, and Senior Airman Anthony Schoof, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, look out of the back of a C-130 H after releasing a practice bundle over the Micronesian Islands Dec. 5, 2... More
Eva Hake wears a pendant memorializing her late son,
Eva Hake wears a pendant memorializing her late son, Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. The pendant was a gift given to... More
Bundles of donated goods reach their drop zone in the
Bundles of donated goods reach their drop zone in the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to exec... More
U.S. Airmen with the 374th Airlift Wing Combat Mobility
U.S. Airmen with the 374th Airlift Wing Combat Mobility Flight and the Royal Australian Air Force rig bundles of donated goods for Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2016. O... More
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, pushes a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. Australian and Japanese aircre... More
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Johnson and Senior Airman Anthony Schoof, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, wave to Pacific islanders on Ngeaur Island from the loading ramp of a C-130 Hercu... More
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules
Capt. Darryl Lawlor, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, awaits a mission brief during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. The airdrop missions will allow aircre... More
Senior Airman Markus Kay, left, 374th Maintenance Group
Senior Airman Markus Kay, left, 374th Maintenance Group hydraulics journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Johnathan Ball, 374 MXS aerospace propulsion journeyman, repair the engine of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Chr... More
C-130 Hercules loadmasters from Yokota Air Base, Japan,
C-130 Hercules loadmasters from Yokota Air Base, Japan, discuss mission details during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 over remote Micronesian islands, Dec. 6, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from ... More
Members of Team Andersen load bundles of donated good
Members of Team Andersen load bundles of donated good onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules for Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop hi... More
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight
Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, and 1st Lt. Chad Moore, 36 AS pilot, bank a C-130H Hercules over a Pacific island during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 11, 2016. This year mar... More
Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, left, 36th Airlift Squadron
Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lange, 36 AS C-130H Hercules instructor loadmaster, stand on the loading ramp after dropping bundles of dona... More
A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron
A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a Pacific island during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The operation highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient a... More
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group stand at parade
Members of the 374th Maintenance Group stand at parade rest as a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxis for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 7, ... More
Members of the 374th Maintenance Squadron from Yokota
Members of the 374th Maintenance Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch a C-130 Hercules prepare for takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. Operation Christ... More
Senior Airman Angel Torres, a loadmaster from the 36th
Senior Airman Angel Torres, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, waves to islanders during the 65th annual Operation Christmas Drop sortie over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 8, 2016. C-... More
A Royal Australian Air Force member participates in
A Royal Australian Air Force member participates in a safety briefing onboard a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2016. Operatio... More
Military and civilian leaders push a box onto a C-130
Military and civilian leaders push a box onto a C-130 Hercules during the 2016 Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Dec. 6, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, ... More
Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance
Senior Airman Benjamin Campanella, 374th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-130H Hercules for takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130s are ideal for performing air drops like th... More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson and Airman 1st Class Alejandra
Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson and Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, push boxes of gifts off a C-130 Hercules over a remote Micronesian island du... More
A C-130J Super Hercules with the Royal Austrailian
A C-130J Super Hercules with the Royal Austrailian Air Force takes off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. C-130 Hercules air crews and maintainers came to Andersen f... 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
Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36th Airlift Squadron
Senior Airman Nicholas Oswald, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules loadmaster, waits to push bundles of donated goods over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2016. The C-130 perform... More
C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense
C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force park on the ramp during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2016. Operation Christ... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Zippwald, 515th Air Mobility
U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Zippwald, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, based out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, addresses the audience at the 65th Operation Christmas Drop "Push Ceremony"... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sinforoso Galindez, and Senior
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sinforoso Galindez, and Senior Airmen Daena Manaspit and Geralyn Lunod, air transportation specialists with the Air Force Reserve's 44th Aerial Port Squadron, push Christmas boxes in p... More
Senior Airman Angel Torres, right, 36th Airlift Squadron
Senior Airman Angel Torres, right, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is observed by Senior Airman Demore Rogers, 36 AS loadmaster, as he makes sure a bundle of donated goods is properly secured over the Pacific... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, walk on the flightline after an Operation Christmas Drop flight to Saipan Dec. 6, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Dur... More
A care package parachutes down to islanders in the
A care package parachutes down to islanders in the Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016. Over $20,000 of donated goods were raised for the humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo ... More
Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, United
Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, United States Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force gather for a group photo inside a hangar at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, at the commencement of Operation... More
Senior Master Sgt. Ed Sponenburg, 36th Airlift Squadron
Senior Master Sgt. Ed Sponenburg, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules flight engineer, observes the skies during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 over remote Micronesian islands, Dec. 6, 2016. This year marks 65 ... More
Senior Airman Joshua Acosta-Radilla, 374th Maintenance
Senior Airman Joshua Acosta-Radilla, 374th Maintenance Group aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, inspects the wing of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, G... More
C-130 Hercules crewmembers cheer before starting their
C-130 Hercules crewmembers cheer before starting their mission of delivering bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016. This year, the Japan Air Self-Defense Fo... More
A shipwreck sits on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean,
A shipwreck sits on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2016. The 36th Airlift Squadron performed humanitarian air drops over the Pacific islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016. The operation high... More
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Senior
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Angel Torres, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, assesses the drop zone over Elato Island, Federated States... More
A care package parachutes down to islanders in the
A care package parachutes down to islanders in the Pacific Ocean during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016. Over $20,000 of donated goods were raised for the humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ai... More
Air crew and maintenance personnel assigned to Yokota
Air crew and maintenance personnel assigned to Yokota Air Base prepare a humanitarian aid bundle aboard a C-130 H at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. The bundle was part of Operation Christmas Drop,... More
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties down bundles Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Operation Christmas Drop. This operation h... More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson, a loadmaster from the 36th
Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, waves to villagers on a remote Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 8, 2016. This year marks ... More
Senior Airman Angel Torres, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130
Senior Airman Angel Torres, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, prepares to execute a low-cost, low-altitude bundle drop over the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2016... More
A C-130 Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas
A C-130 Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2016. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian mission covering 5... More