Air Force Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares goods for take-off during Operation Christmas Drop 2010 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 36th Airlift Squadron come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. This year, more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000, will be dropped over various Micronesian Islands throughout the week. Senior Airman Nichel

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares goods for take-off during Operation Christmas Drop 2010 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 36th Airlift Squadron come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. This year, more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000, will be dropped over various Micronesian Islands throughout the week. Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson

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