Airmen from Andersen Air Force prepare the boxes of humanitarian aid that will be dropped in Yap from a C-130 on the third day of the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop 2024. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift mission. This year, the department received $117,000 in donations, 110,000 pounds of gifts and supplies will be delivered via 42 airdrops by C-130 crews from the U.S. 374th Airlift Wing’s 36th Airlift Squadron, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, the Republic of Korea Air Force, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Together, they’ll deliver 220 boxes across 60 islands to support 22,000 islanders in Micronesia. Photos by Joseph Meyers
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