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Christmas Drop

Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Frietze, right, and Air Force Senior Airman John Allum, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, wave to the people of Angaur, Palau, during the first airdrop of Operation Christmas Drop 2020, Dec. 6. OCD is the world’s longest-running airdrop training mission, allowing the U.S. and its allies to deliver food, tools and clothing to the people who live on remote islands in the Micronesia region of the western Pacific Ocean.

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  • Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs VIRIN: 201206-F-PS661-1264M.JPG
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