151211-N-ZB122-004 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - Air Force crew members look out to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian airlift mission where C-130 crews drop low-cost low-altitude bundles that provide supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air suppo

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151211-N-ZB122-004 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - Air Force crew members look out to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian airlift mission where C-130 crews drop low-cost low-altitude bundles that provide supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 crews. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsy Alamina) Operation Christmas Drop 2015 151211-N-ZB122-004

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