Master Sgt. Noriaki Nakaoka, 1st Tactical Air Wing 401st Squadron loadmaster, holds on to two bundles prior to pushing them out of a Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) C-130H Hercules during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 13, 2017. The aircrew delivered four bundles to two different Micronesian islands during this training sortie. ( Air Force

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