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A U.S. Air Force (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 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. 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: | 8160658 |
| VIRIN: | 231209-F-PM645-2291 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2400 |
| Size: | 4.21 MB |
| Location: | THE PACIFIC OCEAN, GU |
| Web Views: | 178 |
| Downloads: | 20 |
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