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    Santa 22 launches Christmas Drop flight schedule [Image 7 of 26]

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    A military aircrew member is positioned at the open rear ramp of a cargo aircraft, preparing to push or release a cardboard box during what appears to be an aerial delivery or airdrop mission. The aircraft is flying over a tropical island with dense palm tree vegetation and a coastline visible below. This appears to be a humanitarian aid or supply delivery operation.

    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, pushes a package of donated goods from the loading ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2017. 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 17:43
    Photo ID: 4021527
    VIRIN: 171211-F-CH060-0007
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 17.1 MB
    Location: YIGO, GUAM, GU

    Web Views: 52
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