A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle waits for it's turn
A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle waits for it's turn to drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop... 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
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
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commande... More
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red F... 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
Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmasters, CPL Toni Thompson
Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmasters, CPL Toni Thompson (right) and SGT Ethan Moran, (left) enjoy the view after dropping supplies onto a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11,... More
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red F... More
Members of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct
Members of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct a mission planning briefing prior to takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2019. Each year, OCD serves a... 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 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
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watches a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,... More
Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota
Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, wave to the villagers on the island of Nomwin, Federated States of Micronesia, after delivering four Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian... More
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules taxis
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules taxis after landing on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The JASDF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacif... More
Loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force prepare a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle on board their C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11,... More
A group of six villagers work together to carry a Low-Cost,
A group of six 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, 201... 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. In its 68th y... More
International senior air power leaders participating
International senior air power leaders participating in the Red Flag-Alaska Executive Observer Program listen to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force presentation regarding cargo deployment on Joint Base Elmendorf-Ri... More
Multiple C-130 Hercules aircraft representing the Japan
Multiple C-130 Hercules aircraft representing the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force are staged on Joint Base Elmendor... 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
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
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
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
Two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Royal Thai Air
Two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Royal Thai Air Force and U.S. Air Force, respectively, taxi before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RTAF contingents is on JBER to part... More
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RNZAF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacifi... 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
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Craft, a guidance and controls
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Craft, a guidance and controls technician assigned to the 374 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan watches as loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force p... More
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, secures a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 ... More
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, left, and Senior Airman Lauren
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, left, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, go over their pre-drop checklist one final time before delivering a Lo... More
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules aircraft
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules aircraft taxi before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The JASDF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a seri... More
Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Opera... More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, drops a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 20... More
A drawing of a C-130J Super Hercules airlifting supplies
A drawing of a C-130J Super Hercules airlifting supplies rests on the top of a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundle delivered during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micrones... More
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RNZAF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacifi... More
Pile number 19 waits to be given to a family by the
Pile number 19 waits to be given to a family by the village chief after humanitarian aid and supplies were delivered by U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, as part of Operation C... More
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, right, and Senior Airman
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, right, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, left, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, go over their pre-drop checklist one final time before delivering a Lo... More
A Royal Thai Air Force C-130 Hercules take off from
A Royal Thai Air Force C-130 Hercules take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RTAF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces comma... More
A pair of village elders on the island of Woleai in
A pair of village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, sort through one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles airdropped as part Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. O... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 374th
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 374th Wing out of Yokota Air Base, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Ai... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, flies over the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia prior to dropping five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base leave the flight line after completing a successful sortie on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is h... More
U.S. Air Force members close their eyes nad wait as
U.S. Air Force members close their eyes nad wait as a C-130H Hercules assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force taxis up the runway as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, D... More
International senior air power leaders participating
International senior air power leaders participating in the Red Flag-Alaska Executive Observer Program applaud after listening to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force presentation regarding cargo deployment on Joint ... More
Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Opera... More
A member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force cleans
A member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force cleans off the windshield of a C-130H Hercules as part of pre-flight preparations during Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, ... More
A C-130H Hercules assigned to the Japanese Air Self-Defense
A C-130H Hercules assigned to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force drops a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2019. OCD is a quadrila... More
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at An... 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
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, collects any remaining debris after dropping a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of ... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the w... 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) enjoy the view after dropping supplies onto a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11,... More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, drops a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 20... More
Tech. Sgt. Lou Splichal, 374th Operations Group executive
Tech. Sgt. Lou Splichal, 374th Operations Group executive officer out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, leads Operation Christmas Drop 2019 participants in a moment of silence in remembrance of Senior Airman Jeremy Ju... More
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules takes
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The JASDF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air F... 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
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red F... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Commodore Andrew Clark,
Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Commodore Andrew Clark, foreground, examines aircrew flight equipment while participating in the Red Flag-Alaska Executive Observer Program on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Al... More
Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, left, and Senior Airman
Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, left, and Senior Airman Toby Hayes, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Herc... More
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft maintainers
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft maintainers assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base Japan, observe a departing F-22 Raptor on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. ... More
A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle is loaded onto a Royal
A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle is loaded onto a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as a training pl... More
A Royal Thai Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis past a
A Royal Thai Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis past a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RTAF and JASDF contingents are on JBER to participat... More
Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota
Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the four Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian assistance bundles they just airdropped parachute down to those in need during Op... 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) collect parachute cords after dropping supplies onto a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019,... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson goes
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson goes through a pre-flight check on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s long... More
An air sickness back is adorned with festive holiday
An air sickness back is adorned with festive holiday decorations on a C-130H Hercules assigned to Royal New Zealand Air Force while participating in Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Gua... More
Pilots of Santa 01, a C-130J Super Hercules out of
Pilots of Santa 01, a C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, work to input the data of an unsurveyed drop zone into their system during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at ... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, flies over the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia in preparation to drop five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bu... More
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force E-767 Airborne Warning
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft taxis before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The JASDF contingent is on JBER to participate i... More
Village children peep through a window as a village
Village children peep through a window as a village elder sorts through the supplies received during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. With OCD delivering fiv... More
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red F... More
Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Galileo Gerard Rio Kintanar,
Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Galileo Gerard Rio Kintanar, Jr., left, and Republic of Korea Air Force Maj. Gen. Chang Hoi Hur, converse while touring the flight line during the Red Flag-Alaska Executive Observ... More
Heidi Grant, left, the deputy under secretary of the
Heidi Grant, left, the deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, and Brig. Gen. Dawn Dunlap, commander of NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force Command, converse while touring the ... More
Tech Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Tech Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base,... More
The tail end of Woleai, an atoll consisting of 22 islands
The tail end of Woleai, an atoll consisting of 22 islands in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, stands ready to receive five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles as part of Operation Christmas Drop 20... More
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, De... More
Aircrew assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Aircrew assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and U.S. Air Force prepare a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle on board their C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base,... More
Villagers on the island of Woleai in the Federated
Villagers on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia retrieve one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to them as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10,... More
Two children stare through a screened window as the
Two children stare through a screened window as the village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia sort through the supplies received during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10,... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the w... More
A young child stands in the doorway of the village’s
A young child stands in the doorway of the village’s community center as elders sort through the supplies received during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. Ev... More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, drops a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 20... 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) prepare to cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OC... More
A villager smiles for the camera as he continues to
A villager smiles for the camera as he continues to disassemble one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia as part of Op... More
A member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conducts
A member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conducts his pre-flight inspection prior to the takeoff of a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2019.... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson prepares
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson prepares to cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air... More
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules taxis before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The RAAF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a series of P... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 374th
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 374th Wing out of Yokota Air Base, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. JBER is hosting Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Ai... 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) collect parachute cords after dropping supplies onto a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019,... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Reigart, left, assigned
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Reigart, left, assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, answers questions from Royal Thai Air Force Air Vice Marshal Teerawudh Boonlerd while participating in the Red Flag-Alaska Execut... More
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force loadmaster secures
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force loadmaster secures a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle aboard a C-130H Hercules prior to takeoff during Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 201... More
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, De... More
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw,
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Ande... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force SGT Ethan Moran prepares
Royal New Zealand Air Force SGT Ethan Moran prepares to cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019.OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Fo... More
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, and Senior Airman Lauren
Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, and Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle during as part of Operation Christma... More
Operation Christmas Drop 2019 observers from U.S. allied
Operation Christmas Drop 2019 observers from U.S. allied nations take a tour of a C-130J Super Hercules loaded with Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles prior to takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 201... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force SGT Ethan Moran collects
Royal New Zealand Air Force SGT Ethan Moran collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the wor... More
Maj. Ryan Wells, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft
Maj. Ryan Wells, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander of Santa 01 out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, navigates a C-130J Super Hercules to an unsurveyed drop zone during a practice drop as part of Oper... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects
Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the w... More
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, Ja... More
A young child enjoys a snack as one of the bonus items
A young child enjoys a snack as one of the bonus items donated to and included in a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, ... More