Air Force Col. Andrew L. Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch, 36th Wing commander, Bruce Best, Operation Christmas Drop island liaison, and Col. Kyle A. Benwitz, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, push the first pallet into a C- 130J Super Hercules during the push ceremony for the 71st iteration of Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 5, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop 2022 will deliver 200 drops of donated goods via airlift to 56 islands across the Pacific benefitting over 23,000 people.

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