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Four airmen, shown from behind in silhouette, wave from the open back of an aircraft flying over an island.

Island Wave

Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane, center left, the 36th Wing commander, and loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron wave to the people of the Angaur, Palau, Dec. 7, 2020, during the second day of 2020 Operation Christmas Drop airdrops. The operation is the Defense Department’s longest-running humanitarian operation, allowing the U.S. and its allies to deliver food, tools and clothing to people who live on remote southeastern Pacific islands.

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