Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
A village on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, anticipates Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018. Fais is an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean located approximately 156 miles northeast of Yap where a C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, delivered more than 1000 pounds of agricultural equipment, food, clothing, educational and medical......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
A village on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, anticipates Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018. Fais is an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean located approximately 156 miles northeast of Yap where a C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, delivered more than 1000 pounds of agricultural equipment, food, clothing, educational and medical......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
An island child sits onto of a Low-Cost Low-Altitude bundle of humanitarian supplies during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to not only provide remote un-surveyed airdrop training for aircrew, enhancing HA/DR response capabilities, but also provides over 60,000......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
A village chief divides and hands out humanitarian supplies to his people during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Although Fais has a small airstrip, the islanders rarely get visitors, mail, or supplies, and look towards OCD each year for the resupply of clothing, fishing, educational, and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
An island child laughs upon receiving humanitarian and educational supplies during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to not only provide remote un-surveyed airdrop training for aircrew, enhancing HA/DR response capabilities, but also provides over 60,000 pounds of......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
An islander looks at a toy that came with a box of humanitarian supplies during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise, this year marks the 67th annual OCD and the fourth year of trilateral partner ship between the U.S. Air Force, Japan......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
The village chief assess humanitarian supplies for equal distribution while his village watch during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Although Fais has a small airstrip, the islanders rarely get visitors, mail, or supplies, and look towards OCD each year for the resupply of clothing, fishing, educational, and medical supplies. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2018
Islanders wait and watch while their village chiefs sort and divide humanitarian supplies for equal distribution during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to not only provide remote un-surveyed airdrop training for aircrew, enhancing HA/DR response capabilities, but......
