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U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and C-130J Super Hercules pilot, decorates a bundle box during the annual bundle build event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. OCD 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, airdrop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
| Date Taken: | 02.12.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.03.2023 17:40 |
| Photo ID: | 8147527 |
| VIRIN: | 231202-F-PM645-1221 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
| Size: | 4.53 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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