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Members of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force pose for a group photo during Operation Christmas Drop 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, air drop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
| Date Taken: | 12.03.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.03.2022 17:23 |
| Photo ID: | 7538612 |
| VIRIN: | 221203-F-PM645-0014 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2100 |
| Size: | 6.01 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 93 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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