Photo by Capt. Emma Quirk | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.13.2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Miranda, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, identifies a drop zone before a bundle delivery during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 above Satawan, an Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 13, 2024. The OCD tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at......
Photo by Capt. Emma Quirk | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.13.2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Miranda, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, fist bumps a member of the Philippine Air Force during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13, 2024. OCD 24 aims to build and enhance the necessary coordination, integration, and execution skills to support future humanitarian assistance efforts in......
Photo by Capt. Emma Quirk | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.13.2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Gilliam, a pilot with the 36th Airlift Squadron pilot from Yokota Air Base, Japan, updates the flight computer from the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 off the coast of Guam, Dec. 13, 2024. U.S. and partner nations distributed supplies to remote Pacific communities, demonstrating their commitment to regional humanitarian......
Photo by Capt. Emma Quirk | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.13.2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Miranda Bapty, a pilot with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, checks her flight path from the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 off the coast of Guam, Dec. 13, 2024. The U.S. Air Force demonstrated readiness through large-scale airdrop operations, providing training in humanitarian aid delivery. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams | 36th Wing | 12.13.2024
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter flies in the air during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2024. OCD 24 displays the shared capabilities of Indo-Pacific forces and is a demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s enduring support of humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Adasha Williams)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams | 36th Wing | 12.05.2024
U.S. Air Force bundle floats in the air during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec. 6, 2024. The airdropped bundles of food, supplies, and other hard to source items are expected to reach nearly 60 remote islands across the Pacific, including locations in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams | 36th Wing | 12.05.2024
U.S. Air Force Maj. Chase Hessman, 36thh Airlift Squadron Yokota Air Force Base instructor pilot, prefights controls before flight during Operation Christmas Drop 2024, Dec 6, 2024. The multinational operation, led by the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, improves interoperability and communication for future real-world humanitarian assistance and disaster relief requirements.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams | 36th Wing | 12.05.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam NO1 Annie Demeter, intel officer, command duty officer gazes at the ocean during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 flight, Dec. 6, 2024. The success of this humanitarian activity is made possible through the collaborative efforts of multiple organizations, including the Japan Air Self-Defense, Philippine Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal......
