An Airman with the 1st Tactical Air Wing 401st Squadron performs a pre-flight inspection the right wing of a Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) C-130H Hercules during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13, 2017. The aircrews airdrop food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. ( Air Force

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