First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first pilot assigned to 36th Airlieft Squadron, left, points to the island below, as Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J aircraft commander, takes a photo, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 15, 2017, above Murilo Atoll, Chuuk. During airdrops, loadmasters communicate closely with pilots to time the time and location of a precise delivery of supplies form the air. Christmas Drop is a Pacific Air Forces exercise that includes a partnership between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; the 734th Air
First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first pilot assigned to 36th Airlieft Squadron, left, points to the island below, as Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J aircraft commander, takes a photo, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 15, 2017, above Murilo Atoll, Chuuk. During airdrops, loadmasters communicate closely with pilots to time the time and location of a precise delivery of supplies form the air. Christmas Drop is a Pacific Air Forces exercise that includes a partnership between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; the University of Guam; and partners throughout Guam. It is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airlift operation and will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands this year impacting about 20,000 people. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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