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Air Force Capt. Mike Kelly searches for a red flag in the water marking the drop zone to air drop bundles during an Operation Christmas Drop mission over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2013. Kelly, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron on Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Air Force Capt. Mike Kelly searches for a red flag in the water marking the drop zone to air drop bundles during an Operation Christmas Drop mission over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2013. Kelly, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron on Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Air Force Capt. Mike Kelly searches for a red flag in the water marking the drop zone to air drop bundles during an Operation Christmas Drop mission over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2013. Kelly, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron on Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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