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Pacific Air forces , airmen and partner

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nations came together to deliver

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essential supplies during operation

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Christmas drop 2024 . Dating back to

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1952 . Operation Christmas drop is a

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Department of Defense's longest running

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annual humanitarian air drop mission

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operation . Christmas drop delivers

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donated non perishable food , fishing

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supplies , school books , toys and more

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to families located on remote islands

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in the Indo Pacific . The event offers

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participating nations the opportunity

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to provide needed assistance to remote

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populations and serves as a testing

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ground for techniques used and shared

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with regional partners in response to

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natural disasters common in the Pacific

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service members and volunteers from all

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corners of the Pacific Theater gathered

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in Anderson Air Force bases , hangar

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five to assemble goods during the

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annual bundle build mission success was

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made possible through the collaborative

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efforts of air crew and in from the US

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Japan , Australia , South Korea ,

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Canada and the Philippines . The

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international team delivered nearly

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82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts to

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the Federated States of Micronesia and

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the Republic of Palau benefiting over

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42,000 Islanders and covering

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approximately 1.8 million square miles

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of airspace . The multinational

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operation also served as a platform for

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the International Observer program

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helping to build upon long standing

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relationships and develop solutions for

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the unique challenges of the Indo

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Pacific . Captain Miranda Bap . The

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operation Christmas drop 2024 . Mission

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commander says the mission highlights

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the operational excellence , teamwork

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and cooper operation of the US Air

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Force and its partner nations and is

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inspired , seeing everyone come

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together for a shared purpose . That's

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your look around the Air Force . I'm

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airman first class Phil Edwards .