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An airman drops a box from the back of an open aircraft.

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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya conducts a practice drop during a flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019, to prepare for Operation Christmas Drop 2019. Christmas Drop, the Defense Department’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, provides donated goods to islanders throughout Micronesia.

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