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Operation Christmas Drop Holds Final Box Build

Chief Master Sgt. Steven Jones loads clothes into one of many boxes at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7. The final box build was held here at Hangar 4 in preparation for airdrops to the Micronesian Islands beginning Dec. 17 through Dec. 21. Chief Jones is the 715th Air Operations Group superintendent at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)

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Operation Christmas Drop Holds Final Box Build

Tech. Sgts. Luiz Hernadez and John Kortes fill boxes with clothes at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7 during Operation Christmas Drop's box build. Every year in December, Airmen from Andersen AFB and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, drop humanitarian supplies donated by the Guam community over the Micronesian Islands as part of a training exercise. Sergeants Hernadez and Kortes are medics assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)

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Operation Christmas Drop Holds Final Box Build

More than 186 boxes are filled with toys, first aid kits, food and supplies Dec. 7 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Operation Christmas Drop final box build. Christmas Drop is the longest running humanitarian campaign in the world and this year marks it 56th year in operation.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)

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Operation Christmas Drop Holds Final Box Build

Senior Airman Craig Bennett prepares a box to be filled with goods and supplies at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7. Fishing nets, tools, construction materials, school supplies, shoes, toys and clothing will be dropped in boxes weighing nearly 400 pounds from a C-130 Hercules to aid people on smaller islands that do not have airstrips or major ports during a mission Dec. 17 through Dec.21. Airman Bennett is assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and is an Operation Christmas Drop volunteer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)

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Operation Christmas Drop Holds Final Box Build

More than 186 boxes are filled with toys, first aid kits, food and supplies Dec. 7 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Operation Christmas Drop final box build. Christmas Drop is the longest running humanitarian campaign in the world and this year marks it 56th year in operation.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Griffiths)

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Evening Under the Stars

Spectators view fireworks from the parade grounds at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Lackland celebrated its 30th Star Spangled Festival July 4 by hosting activities and events to include live entertainment, a children's carnival, contests and exhibitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Celebrating Independence

Fireworks detonate July 3 above the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Approximately 30,000 people came to the memorial for the 2008 Independence Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Sharing the Christmas spirit

Chief Master Sgt. Paula K. Johnson gives Army veteran Charles Beck a Christmas gift Dec. 19 during her visit to the North Dakota Veterans Nursing Home in Lisbon, N.D. Gifts are given to veterans at the nursing home each year by Airmen from the North Dakota National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Bagram Airmen celebrate season

Maj. Gen. Maurice H. "Maury" Forsyth (far right) visits Airmen Dec. 24 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. General Forsyth, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces, visited Airmen across the country Dec. 24 and 25 to thank them for the service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Jasper)

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Bagram Airmen celebrate season

Master Sgt. Mark Seaman races for a seat as part of a "musical chairs" games during a holiday celebration co-sponsored by the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, private organizations and volunteers Dec. 23 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant Seaman is assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Mike Meridith)

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Bagram Airmen celebrate season

Tech. Sgt. Ryan McMaster is served a holiday meal during a celebration co-sponsored by the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, private organizations and volunteers Dec. 23 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant McMaster is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Mike Meridith)

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Santa pays an early visit

Children gather around Santa Claus at the Hogar San Antonio de Padua Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras. Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Santa pays an early visit

Santa Claus hands out presents to the children from Hogar San Antonio de Padua Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras. Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Santa pays an early visit

Santa Claus gets his picture taken with an orphan girl from Hogar San Antonio de Padua Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras. Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Santa pays an early visit

Santa Claus gets a hug from one of the children at the Aldea Infantil S.O.S orphanage in La Ceiba, Honduras, during "Operation Christmas Wish." Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ali E. Flisek)

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Santa pays an early visit

Santa Claus greets the children at Aldea Infantil S.O.S orphanage in La Ceiba, Honduras, during "Operation Christmas Wish." Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Santa pays an early visit

Santa Claus gets a hug from one of the children at the Aldea Infantil S.O.S orphanage in La Ceiba, Honduras, during "Operation Christmas Wish." Operation Christmas Wish is an annual trip made by Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing who deliver more than 9,000 lbs of Christmas packages to hundreds of Honduran orphans. Santa is Tech. Sgt. Norman Padilla Cruz from the 1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Television holiday greetings available online

The holiday greetings program provides servicemembers away from home the chance to send a holiday message to those they can't be with this time of year. Traditionally seen on TV, many greetings now can be seen online. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Luke Borland)

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Honoring our veterans

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur Perkins holds a wreath during a "Wreaths Across America" ceremony Dec. 15 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. Colonel Perkins, who started off flying with the U.S. Army Air Corps, flew the B-26 Marauder. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Hughel)

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Working on a winter wonderland

Tech. Sgt. Ryan McMaster looks at cartoon characters he created in a holiday diorama made from locally-procured materials Dec. 14 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant McMaster is with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Jasper)

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