U.S. Navy Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jack Hartman, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, flies above an Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) elephant walk in a U.S. Navy MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023. The elephant walk included three U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron. Throughout OCD 23, USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)
Date Taken: | 12.09.2023 |
Date Posted: | 12.14.2023 22:54 |
Photo ID: | 8167460 |
VIRIN: | 231209-F-RU502-1390 |
Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
Size: | 9.96 MB |
Location: | GU |
Web Views: | 30 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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