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    Operation Christmas Drop bundle build 2023 [Image 13 of 16]

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    Operation Christmas Drop bundle build 2023

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM

    12.02.2023

    Photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly 

    374th Airlift Wing

    Volunteers perform a traditional hula dance during the annual bundle building event in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. The tradition of OCD 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)

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    Date Taken: 12.02.2023
    Date Posted: 12.05.2023 07:28
    Photo ID: 8151741
    VIRIN: 231202-F-AE827-1300
    Resolution: 5114x3403
    Size: 1.11 MB
    Location: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU

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