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A decorated bundle of humanitarian aid bound for the remote island communities across the Pacific, sits in a hangar during the Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) bundle build event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. 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: | 12.02.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.05.2023 07:28 |
| Photo ID: | 8151794 |
| VIRIN: | 231202-F-RU502-1047 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 6.26 MB |
| Location: | GU |
| Web Views: | 29 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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International delegates unite for Operation Christmas Drop 2023
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