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Operation Christmas Drop

Tech. Sgt. Heath Bahyi signals to the crew that a drop zone is 10 minutes out during Operation Christmas Drop Dec.19 over the Pacific Ocean. Airmen today continue the tradition of delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. Through military and local community support, Operation Christmas Drop has collected tens of thousands of donated items and raised more than $30,000 in support of the operation. Sergeant. Bahyi is a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Thunderbolts active during the holidays

Airman 1st Class Michael Ward talks to the pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during engine startup Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Airman Ward helps the pilot by acting as his eyes and ears outside the aircraft to make sure everything is working properly. Airman Ward is an A-10 crew chief deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He hails from Cincinnati. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Thunderbolts active during the holidays

Capt. Eric Fleming prepares for takeoff in an A-10 Thunderbolt II Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Fleming is the assistant wing weapons and tactics officer and an A-10 pilot. The large bubble-style canopy of the A-10 gives the pilot optimal visibility of the ground and surroundings during missions. He is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and hails from Philadelphia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Thunderbolts active during the holidays

Capt. Eric Fleming performs a preflight walk-around of an A-10 Thunderbolt II Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Fleming is the assistant wing weapons and tactics officer and an A-10 pilot. He is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and hails from Philadelphia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Thunderbolts active during the holidays

Capt. Eric Fleming performs a preflight inspection of a guided bomb unit-12 on an A-10 Thunderbolt II Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Fleming is the assistant wing weapons and tactics officer and an A-10 pilot. He is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and hails from Philadelphia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Tangen gives a Christmas gift to Army Vietnam War veteran Roger Severson at the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Sergeant Tangen is the the 119th Wing first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Tangen visits with Marine veteran Marvin Schiermeister at the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Sergeant Tangen is the the 119th Wing first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Chief Master Sgt. Brad Childs gives a Christmas gift to Army Korean War veteran Ervin Barfuss at the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Chief Childs is the the 119th Wing command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Capt. Penny Ripperger gives a Christmas gift to Navy veteran Howard Kvamme at the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Captain Ripperger is the 119th Wing public affairs officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Senior Master Sgt. Sandi Renville carries Christmas gifts at the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Sergeant Renville is assigned to the 119th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

2nd Lt. Roy Thomsen and Chief Master Sgt. Paula Johnson carry Christmas gifts into the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Lieutenant Thomsen and Chief Johnson are North Dakota Air National Guard members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Tangen hands Christmas gifts to Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Flowers as they deliver the presents to the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Sergeant Tangen is the the 119th Wing first sergeant, and Chaplain Flowers is the the 119th Wing chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Airmen deliver Christmas

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Tangen hands Christmas gifts to Master Sgt. Merri Jo Filloon as they deliver presents to the North Dakota Veteran's Nursing Home Dec. 10 in Lisbon, N.D. The gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home by the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard each December using funds raised through personal donations given by the North Dakota National Guard members. Sergeant Tangen is the the 119th Wing first sergeant, and Sergeant Filloon is assigned to the 119th Mission Support Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Edwards NCO uses training to help save accident victims

Tech. Sgt. Rondale Alexander reviews his Air Force Manual 10-100 during a recent Targeted Readiness Inspection at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He is the NCO in charge of Air Force Flight Test Center command section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

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Airmen visit school in Ecuador, donate supplies

Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Hollen greets a student before walking to the school's center to watch the presentation of Southern Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program donation of school supplies Dec. 10 in San Juan, Ecuador. Chief Hollen is the command chief for the Air Forces Southern and 12th Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Airmen visit school in Ecuador, donate supplies

Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears meets students after he presented the Southern Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program donation of school supplies Dec. 10 at the San Juan Elementary School in Ecuador. General Spears is the Southern Command deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Airmen visit school in Ecuador, donate supplies

Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears quizzes students on geography Dec. 10 at San Juan Elementary School in Ecuador. The visit with the children was part of a weeklong holiday tour to engage with forward deployed personnel and assist nearby communities in seven Latin American countries during the holiday season. General Spears is the Southern Command deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Airmen visit school in Ecuador, donate supplies

Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears gets acquainted with students from the San Juan Elementary School Dec. 10 in San Juan, Ecuador. The general presented a donation certificate for $6,000 in school supplies to the school's director in front of the nearly 330 children enrolled. General Spears is the Southern Command deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Airmen visit school in Ecuador, donate supplies

Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears (right) and Lt. Col. David Keesey present a gift of $6,000 in school supplies from the Southern Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program to children Dec. 10 at the San Juan Elementary School in Ecuador. The donation was part of a weeklong holiday tour to engage with forward deployed personnel and assist nearby communities in seven Latin American countries during the holiday season. General Spears is the Southern Command deputy commander and Colonel Keesey is his executive and translator on the trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Afghan mayors visit Manas

Col. Christopher Bence greets Magiyat Abakirova as leaders from Kyrgyz villages arrive for a Dec. 10 tour of Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Leaders from six villages around Manas AB visited the base and had lunch with wing leaders. The visit strengthened friendships and issues affecting the local villages that the base can assist with were discussed. Colonel Bence is the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. Ms. Abakirova is the chief accountant for Jany Pakhta village. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ruth Holcomb)

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