Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) Tech. Sgt. Masaaki Hayakawa, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing, 401st Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster out of Komaki Air Base, Japan, goes through his pre-flight checklist prior to the departure of Santa 48, during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2018. OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across million square nautical miles of operating area.

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