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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron alongside international partners drop practice bundles near Guam, Dec. 14, 2024. 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: | 12.14.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.19.2024 02:29 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 947575 |
| VIRIN: | 241214-F-AF991-9903 |
| Filename: | DOD_110744342 |
| Length: | 00:00:28 |
| Location: | GU |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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