241209-N-ML137-1073 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 9, 2024) From left; Pamela Borgert, principal of Andersen Elementary School; Bruce Best, “Brother Bruce;” Amanda Buniag, a special education teacher for Andersen Elementary School; and U.S. Army Col. Alejandro Buniag, chief of staff of Joint Task Force - Micronesia; attend a Push Ceremony for the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) in a hangar on Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 9. Brother Bruce is a Guam-based telecommunications expert who has volunteered with OCD for four decades, operating radios to coordinate airdrops and facilitate communications with the pilots for their entire flight as they conduct their mission over these remote islands. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian airlift mission and this year over $117,000 has been raised resulting in 110,000 pounds of donated gifts and supplies. C-130 aircrews from the U.S. 374th Airlift Wing’s 36th Airlift Squadron, the Japanese Air-Self-Defense Force, the Republic of Korea Air Force, and the Royal Canadian Air Force will fly a combined 42 sorties, dropping 220 boxes to 60 islands supporting 22,000 islanders in Micronesia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jetzer)
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2024 01:29 |
| Photo ID: | 8788751 |
| VIRIN: | 241209-N-ML137-1073 |
| Resolution: | 6306x4209 |
| Size: | 1.82 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
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