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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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2017 07:51 |
| Photo ID: | 4035274 |
| VIRIN: | 171215-F-CH060-0025 |
| Resolution: | 4240x2832 |
| Size: | 2.59 MB |
| Location: | YIGO, GUAM, GU |
| Web Views: | 35 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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