Japanese and Americans join forces for humanitarian aid training [Image 5 of 19]

OVER ETTAL ATOLL, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF

12.09.2015

Photo by Yasuo Osakabe 

374th Airlift Wing

Cant. John Menezes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, looks down his window while flying a C-130 Hercules through islands near Ettal Atoll, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform low-cost low-altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlights the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. In addition to delivering critical supplies to those in need, Operation Christmas Drop provides specific training to U.S. and allied aircrews, enabling theater-wide airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.09.2015
• Date Posted: 12.15.2015 03:45
• Photo ID: 2332226
• VIRIN: 151209-F-PM645-045
• Resolution: 3872x2581
• Size: 5.98 MB
• Location: OVER ETTAL ATOLL, FM