Operation Christmas Drop 2019
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, watches a low-cost, low-altitude bundle drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2019. In its 68th year, the Christmas drop is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands and impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)