Royal Australian Air Force SGT Karl Penny, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, discusses Low-Cost, Low-Altitude airdrops with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) Tech. Sgt. Masaaki Hayakawa, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing, 401st Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster out of Komaki Air Base, Japan, as Santa 99 approaches the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. OCD is a trilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, JASDF, and RAAF a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
Date Taken: | 12.13.2018 |
Date Posted: | 12.17.2018 00:50 |
Photo ID: | 4978604 |
VIRIN: | 181213-F-GA541-0242 |
Resolution: | 5553x3706 |
Size: | 9.45 MB |
Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
Web Views: | 47 |
Downloads: | 17 |
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