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Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force from the 436th squadron speak with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) member assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron as they decorate a bundle box during the annual bundle build event in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) 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 Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)
| Date Taken: | 12.02.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.05.2023 07:28 |
| Photo ID: | 8151739 |
| VIRIN: | 231202-F-AE827-1284 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 2.89 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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International delegates unite for Operation Christmas Drop 2023
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