Air Force loadmasters from 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, Airman 1st Class Brandon Lee and Senior Airman Joseph Doria, review mission documents Dec. 14 after completing airdrops over the Yap Islands of Woleai Falalop, Woleai Tagailap, Woleai Saliap, Woleai Wottegai, Woleai Falalis and Eauripik with a combined population of more than 1,140 people during Operation Christmas Drop 2010. Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 36th Airlift Squadron come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated s

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Air Force loadmasters from 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, Airman 1st Class Brandon Lee and Senior Airman Joseph Doria, review mission documents Dec. 14 after completing airdrops over the Yap Islands of Woleai Falalop, Woleai Tagailap, Woleai Saliap, Woleai Wottegai, Woleai Falalis and Eauripik with a combined population of more than 1,140 people during Operation Christmas Drop 2010. Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 36th Airlift Squadron come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. This year, more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000, will be dropped over 55 Micronesian Islands throughout the week. Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson

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