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A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, arrives at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 1, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger)
| Date Taken: | 12.01.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.02.2021 01:10 |
| Photo ID: | 6960399 |
| VIRIN: | 211201-F-LP948-0003 |
| Resolution: | 5513x3598 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 43 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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