Video by Senior Airman Jacob Wood | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.17.2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing and international partners participated in Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4-17. 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......
Video by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.14.2024
A collection of B-roll from Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5-14, 2024. Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening partnerships. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jordan Garner | 36th Wing | 12.14.2024
Multinational C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules aircraft participate in an elephant walk culminating Operation Christmas Drop 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 14, 2024. Aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force participated in OCD delivering humanitarian-like supplies to......
Video by Senior Airman Jacob Wood | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.14.2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron alongside international partners drop practice bundles near Guam, Dec. 14, 2024. 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......
Video by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.13.2024
B-roll of the Operation Christmas Drop Elephant Walk from the view of the Helicopter at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2024. Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening partnerships. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.11.2024
Members of the International Observer Program explore a C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2024. OCD aims to build and enhance the necessary coordination, integration, and execution skills necessary to support future humanitarian assistance efforts in the region.......
Video by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2024
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft drops bundles over the Micronesia Islands Dec. 9, 2024. 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......
Video by Senior Airman Jacob Wood | 374th Airlift Wing | 12.06.2024
Volunteers and service members from across the Pacific theater decorate their bundles during the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 “Bundle Build” event at a hangar at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2024. 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......
