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Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 2nd Lt. Mizuki Sakurai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) C-130H Hercules co-pilot, communicates with U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules pilots at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. Aircraft included a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a JASDF C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st TAS, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Tactical Air Support Squadron. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2023 20:27 |
| Photo ID: | 8160630 |
| VIRIN: | 231209-F-PM645-1046 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2400 |
| Size: | 3.37 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 122 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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