Islanders from Fais watch a C-130 Hercules fly over head during Operation Christmas Drop 2015, at Fais island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadro More
Capt. Jake Roney, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, welcomes his Japanese and Australian counterparts to Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 i More
Tech. Sgt. Chasity Castonguay, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron rigger operations supervisor, shows over 100 parachutes ready to use for low-cost low altitude airdrops during Operation Christmas Drop at Ander More
C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force park on the ramp at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 6, 2015 in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks More
The Milky Way appears over the St. Mary's Catholic Church at Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Category five typhoon Maysak caused severe damage to the islands of Yap and Chuuk and th More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules drops a bundle filled with donated goods and supplies to the remote Micronesian island of Fais during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. The 64th year of Christmas Drop, whi More
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J flies over the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. The RAAF dropped the first official bundle to the island of MogMog during the fir More
The Andersen Blue Knights Honor Guard presents the colors during the singing of the national anthem during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony, Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Christmas D More
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Menezes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, gives a pre-flight briefing to U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2015, during Operati More
U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen load a C-130 Hercules with supplies for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Australian and Japanese aircrews joined More
Maj. Lucas Crouch, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, gives a pre-flight briefing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yokota More
151211-N-ZB122-001 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - U.S. Air Force Airmen load bundles unto a C-130H in preparation for a flight as part of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Chri More
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Nichols, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, wears an Operation Christmas Drop 2015 patch Dec. 13, 2015, during an Operation Christmas Drop flight. Oper More
Members assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, hang a portrait of the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake to an Operation Christmas Drop package. A memorial flight and ceremony was dedi More
(Right to left) Staff Sgt. Ren Forbes and Airman 1st Class Alexander Lauher, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, look out the back of a C-130H Hercules to the Namoluk Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. More
A C-130 Hercules from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 is the first ever trilateral training e More
(Center) Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing Group commander, and volunteers throughout the local community place relief items into a box while sorting donations for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force More
Aerial image of Falalop airfield and outer island high school, Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. The high school was severely damaged by Typhoon Maysak, a storm that i More
Squadron Leader Christopher Bassingthwaighte, a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules pilot, takes control of a C-130J Hercules Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This is the first time U.S. al More
Aerial image of Fais Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
A low-cost, low-altitude bundle sits on the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airlift mission. More
Col. Douglas DeLaMater, 374th Airlift Wing commander, highlights the importance of the first trilateral execution of Operation Christmas Drop during the push ceremony, Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, More
(Left to right) Lt. Col. Andrew Campbell, Staff Sgt. Ren Forbes, and Airman 1st Class Alexander Lauher, 36th Airlift Squadron, check bundles before executing airdrops to Mortlock Islands in Federated States of More
U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 374th Airlift Wing deliver a box of critical supplies to an island in the Republic of Palau, Dec. 10, 2015, during an Operation Christmas Drop mission. Operation Christmas Dr More
151211-N-ZB122-002 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - A U.S. Air Force Airman marshals a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense More
Maj. Lucas Crouch, 374th Airlift Wing pilot, and 1st Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, conduct preflight checks Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules air More
A 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, watches a bundle filled with donated goods and supplies drop onto the island of Saliap, Woleai Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, from More
Senior Airman Deondre Rogers, a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, ties down bundles Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Operation Christmas Drop. This operation h More
A low-cost, low-altitude bundle of donated goods drops to Angaur island, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop and the firs More
(Left to right) Master Sgt. Keith Schroeder and 1st Lt. Ben Valdes Encinas, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watch a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 land at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015. More
A volunteer carries toys to place inside a box while sorting donations for Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Toys are a rarity in the remote islands of the Pacific, so sor More
A boy shows a smile at an compound at Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Falalop Island is one of the most damaged by Typhoon Maysak that hit here in March 2015. The ou More
A child on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered more than 800 pounds of supplies to Fais island during Operation Christmas Drop 20 More
Warrant Officer Mark Brundell, Royal Australian Air Force 37th Squadron loadmaster, right, waits to deploy a bundle filled with donated goods and critical supplies destined for Fassari, a Federated States of Mi More
Crew members wave to islanders as a C-130H from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, flies over the Island of Fais during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian a More
Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing commander, speaks during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop, based out of Andersen AFB, is the More
Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander, writes a holiday greeting to the recipients of one of the boxes packed in support of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2015. This year marks the first ever More
U.S. Air Force Airmen wave to islanders in Sonsoral, the Republic of Palau, Dec. 10, 2015, during an Operation Christmas Drop mission. Operation Christmas Drop is a Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief training eve More
151211-N-ZB122-003 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - A U.S. Air Force loadmaster watches a bundle land on an island in the Federated States of Micronesia from a C-130H during Operation Christmas More
Col. TY Chamberlain, 36th Wing vice- commander, writes a holiday greeting to the recipients of one of the boxes of donated goods in support of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop i More
An Airman from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, observes the island of Saliap, Woleai Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, from the back of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 13, 2015, during an Operation C More
Members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, conduct a pre-flight check Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Japan Air S More
First Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, flies over Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began More
(Right to left) Lt. Col. John Kerr and Capt. Jake Roney, 36th Airlift Squadron, watch a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules taxi at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015, here to participate in Op More
Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight and Royal Australian Air Force check a box before sealing it at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop i More
Children sing the alphabet and work on writing skills on a hammock at Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. The elementary school in Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated More
Nigh Hazong, 10, shows his smile under a coconut tree at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015 during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Carol More
Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, push a low-cost low-altitude bundle from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. This is the first trilateral Operation C More
Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, Australian Army 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, wave to islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130J Hercules after deliveri More
Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, Joint Region Marianas commander, counts down before pushing the first bundle of donated goods into a C-130 Hercules during the Christmas Drop push ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen A More
Lt. Col. Andrew Campbell, 36th Airlift Squadron commander, writes a holiday greeting to the recipients of one of the boxes packed in support of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2015. This year marks the first More
An Operation Christmas Drop bundle filled with critical supplies and donated goods descends to the ground after being pushed out by U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 374th Airlift Wing, Dec. 10, 2015, above t More
151211-N-ZB122-004 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - U.S. Air Force crew members look out to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop More
Maj. Lucas Crouch, 374th Airlift Wing, and 1st Lt. Sydney Croxton, 36th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly over Pacific Ocean Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews f More
C-130 Hercules crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, gaze the Pacific Ocean from the back of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 13, 2015, during a an Operation Christmas Drop flight. Operatio More
Eva Hake, mother of the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, speaks during a ceremony held in his honor Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Jutba-Hake participated in last year’s Christmas Drop wit More
(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr, 36th Airlift Squadron director of operations, greets Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Ken Ikemori, 401st Squadron commander, at Andersen Air Force Base, G More
U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Forester, Naval Base Guam chaplain, assists with decorating box destined for Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2015 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Forester helped More
A rooster follows a kitty on a street, Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Chicken is important livestock for each family home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Carlotta Leon Guerrero, former Guam senator, speaks to an audience during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony, Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Military members from the 36th Wing, 374th A More
Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, Australian Army 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of MogMog, More
Kids sit under shade at Fais Island, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered more than 800 pounds of supplies More
Cant. John Menezes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, looks down his window while flying a C-130 Hercules through islands near Ettal Atoll, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2015, during Operation Christm More
Staff Sgt. Travis Livingston, 36th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, checks instruments over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. Every December, C-130H Hercules aircrews from Yoko More
151211-N-ZB122-005 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - U.S. Air Force crew members wave to islanders from the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation More
Residents of Falalp, Woleai Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, leave a "Merry Christmas" message in the sand for Operation Christmas Drop participants Dec. 13, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a training m More
Family members of the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake and service members gather for a memorial ceremony Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A memorial flight and ceremony was dedicated to Jutb More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr, 36th Airlift Squadron director of operations, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Ken Ikemori, 401st Squadron commander at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, More
Airman 1st Class Cassandra Cobb, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, organizes ropes before rigging bundles at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Volunteers and members from Team Andersen, Japan Air S More
Ladies work at a house covered a plastic tarp at Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Typhoon Maysak passed directly through the Ulithi Atoll in the FSM on the last day of More
Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, prepare to cut the line on a low-cost low-altitude bundle being dropped over the island of Fais on the first day of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, More
Operation Christmas Drop key leaders push the first pallet of the mission into a C-130 Hercules during the official push ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force, Guam. Military members from the 36th Wing, More
Louis Mangtau, Chief of Fais Island, talks at his house, Dec. 8, 2015, at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. The Chief said, "I was kid, my father took me to the drop zone to watch U.S. aircraft dropp More
Warrant Officer Rod Cairns, Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster, glances out a window of a C-130J Hercules Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marked the first time Australian and Japanes More
C-130 pilots fly over Pacific Ocean Dec. 9, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2105. This is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform low-cost low-altitude airdrops on u More
Loadmasters with the 374th Operations Group check a low-cost, low-altitude bundle over Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Chris More
151211-N-ZB122-006 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - U.S. Air Force loadmasters prepare to drop a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Dr More
U.S. Air Force Airmen gather for a ceremony for the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake on the ramp of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A memorial flight and ceremony was dedica More
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Shota Tanaka, 401st Squadron crew chief, checks a C-130 Hercules after landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 is the first More
A rigger from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron builds a low-cost, low-altitude bundle destined for Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Chri More
A child walks at a damaged school building at Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Most of educational facility was devastated by Typhoon Maysak in March 2015. (U.S. Air F More
A fisherman carries tunas to a man's house at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. In Fais, there are three villages and one head chief who is Louis Mangtau, he divides harvests evenly. No More
Crew members with the 36th Airlift Squadron fly over Ettal Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C More
The 374th Operations Group loadmasters drop a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to Angaur airstrip, Republic of Palau, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 64th year of Operation Chri More
151211-N-ZB122-007 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - U.S. Air Force loadmasters drop a low-cost, low-altitude bundle to the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11 More
Chief Master Sgt. Hiroshi Moriyama, Japan Air Self-Defense Force loadmaster, signs a package dedicated to the late Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake Dec. 7, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A C-130 Hercule More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop 2015 is the first ever trilateral train More
A member from the Royal Australian Air Force builds a low-cost, low-altitude bundle destined for Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2015 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. Operation Christm More
Children sit at damaged school building at Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 7, 2015. Most of educational facility was devastated by Typhoon Maysak in March 2015. (U.S. Air Forc More
A man sets up a drop zone for a C-130 Hercules from the Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. A C-130H from the 36th Airlift Squadron delivered over 800 pounds of supplies More
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Yusaku Kariya, 401st Squadron C-130 pilot, waits to drop a bundle over Pacific Ocean during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2105. This year marks the first time allied partn More
151211-N-ZB122-008 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2015) - A U.S. Air Force pilot flies over the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Deondre Rogers and Senior Airman Angel Torres, loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to deliver a bundle to the island of Satawal Dec. 7 More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief t More
Airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force build a low-cost, low-altitude bundle destined for Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2015 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2015. O More
Stephen Mara, right, teaches an agriculture class at a temporary classroom tent, donated by International Organization for Migration Micronesia at Outer Islands High School, Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federa More
A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Fais Island, Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. Airmen from the Yokota delivered over 800 pounds of supplies to the island of Fais dur More
(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Yuta Enoki, 402nd Squadron C-1 loadmaster, and Capt. Yusaku Kariya, 401st Squadron C-130 pilot, check their harnesses over Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2015, du More