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Capt. Michael Kelly looks out the window from the flight deck of the aircraft while flying over the Pacific Ocean during an Operation Christmas Drop mission, Dec. 11, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. Kelly is a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marianique Santos)


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Capt. Michael Kelly looks out the window from the flight deck of the aircraft while flying over the Pacific Ocean during an Operation Christmas Drop mission, Dec. 11, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. Kelly is a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marianique Santos)

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Australian Army Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, wave to islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130J Super Hercules after delivering donated goods and critical supplies to the islanders Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. The 2015 Christmas Drop missions marked the first time the event included trilateral air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)
An Operation Christmas Drop bundle filled with critical supplies and donated goods descends to the ground Dec. 8, 2015 above the coastal waters of the remote Micronesian island of Asor. For the first time Australian and Japanese aircrews joined U.S. Airmen to execute the humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 Hercules aircrews performed low-cost, low-altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Satoshi Marimoto, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Nichols, both C-130 loadmasters, review load documents before Operation Christmas Drop flight SANTA12 Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 2015 Christmas Drop missions marked the first time the event included trilateral air support from the JASDF and Royal Australian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
Rear Adm. Babette Bolivar, the Joint Region Marianas commander, counts down before pushing a crate containing donated goods into a C-130 Hercules during the Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Dec. 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop, which has been conducted for 64 years, recieved support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
Australian Army Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of Mogmog, Dec. 8, 2015. Australian and Japanese C-130 Hercules aircrews for the first time joined U.S. Airmen during the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop which provided critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlighted the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)
Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group load equipment into a C-130 Hercules before departing to support Operation Damayan in Tacloban, Philippines Nov. 14, 2013, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Force Emergency Management is using National Preparedness Month this September to encourage Airmen and their families to “Be Ready!” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marianique Santos)
Tech. Sgt. Rosaura Newton informs litter carry volunteers of unloading instructions March 31, 2014, during Ultimate Caduceus 2014, a national disaster exercise at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo. During the exercise, AE members provided medical support, processed and transferred patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
Aeromedical Evacuation members load simulated litter patients onto a C-130 Hercules March 31, 2014, during Ultimate Caduceus 2014,a national disaster exercise, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo. During Ultimate Caduceus, AE members provided medical support processed and transferred patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
Aeromedical Evacuation members load simulated litter patients onto a C-130 Hercules March 31, 2014, during Ultimate Caduceus 2014, a national disaster exercise at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo. During the exercise, AE members provided medical support, processed and transferred patients.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
A low-cost, low-altitude bundle exits the ramp of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 13, 2013, during an airdrop mission over the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop. This year marks the 62nd year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest-running airdrop mission. Every December, C-130 crews from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, partner with the 36th Wing Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to airlift food, supplies and toys to islanders throughout Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Jake Bailey)
A C-130 Hercules airdrops supplies to Micronesian islanders during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 16, 2013, near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year marks the 62nd year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest-running airdrop mission. Every December, C-130 crews from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, partner with the 36th Wing Airmen at Andersen AFB to airlift food, supplies and toys to islanders throughout Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Jake Bailey)
Senior Airman Marianique Santos
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