Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya air drops a low-altitude bundle containing supplies and gifts out the back of a USAF C-130 Super Hercules aircraft December 5, 2019 over Micronesia. Over the past 68-years, the Air Force Operation Christmas Drop has been providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across an million square nautical miles area.

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Location: Micronesian islands
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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