‘Operation Christmas Drop’ Delivers Gifts, Goodwill in Guam
The Air Force tradition started more than 70 years ago and is considered the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian and disaster relief training mission.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 mission commander and pilot, holds up a peace sign on the ramp of a 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules after airdropping humanitarian aid for the islanders of Koror. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
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The U.S. Air Force resumed its annual "Operation Christmas Drop" humanitarian assistance training mission, delivering donations to over 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
This year, U.S. Air Force personnel, alongside forces from Japan, South Korea, and Australia, airdropped more than 200 bundles containing non-perishable food, tools, toys, and other essential goods.
"Operation Christmas Drop" is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian and disaster relief training mission, an annual tradition spanning over 70 years that emphasizes international partnership and goodwill.
Christmas came early this week in the South-Eastern Pacific as the U.S. Air Force resumed its annual humanitarian assistance training mission delivering donations to remote islands in Guam.
The weeklong event officially began Monday with a push ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
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