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U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and pilot, holds up a peace sign on the ramp of a 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules after airdropping humanitarian aid for the islanders of Koror, Dec. 3, 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 Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)
| Date Taken: | 12.03.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.03.2023 23:42 |
| Photo ID: | 8148988 |
| VIRIN: | 231203-F-RU502-1474 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 9.09 MB |
| Location: | GU |
| Web Views: | 157 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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Merry Christmas, from Ray Overbey
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