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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing and international partners participated in Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4-17. 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 over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)
| Date Taken: | 12.17.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.19.2024 02:17 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 947573 |
| VIRIN: | 241217-F-AF991-4361 |
| Filename: | DOD_110744334 |
| Length: | 00:02:19 |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Downloads: | 9 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 9 |
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