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    Santa 22 launches Christmas Drop flight schedule [Image 6 of 26]

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    A military aircrew member wearing a flight helmet and gloves is positioned at the open rear ramp of a military cargo aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, over open ocean. The individual appears to be preparing to push or release a cardboard cargo box, suggesting an aerial delivery or airdrop operation. The deep blue ocean is visible below through the open ramp.

    YIGO, GUAM, GUAM

    12.11.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel  

    36th Wing

    Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster instructor with the 36th Airlift Squadron, waits for the signal to push a package from the loading ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2017, over the island of Fais. 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)

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    Date Taken: 12.11.2017
    Date Posted: 12.12.2017 17:51
    Photo ID: 4021517
    VIRIN: 171211-F-CH060-0006
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 17.01 MB
    Location: YIGO, GUAM, GU

    Web Views: 50
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