Japan Air Self-Defense Force Chief Master Sgt. Tatsuhiro Kurimoto, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, conducts a visual confirmation over Ruo, the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 33, delivered 7 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Chief Master Sgt. Tatsuhiro Kurimoto, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, conducts a visual confirmation over Ruo, the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 33, delivered 7 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote island communities in the South-Eastern Pacific.
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