Capt. Jody Robertson, 36th Airlift Squadron flight commander, pilots a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop over the Pacific islands Dec. 11, 2016. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota head to Andersen Air Force Base to execute low-cost, low-altitude humanitarian airdrops to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau.

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