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Uniformed person looks over the water from the rear of a C-130J Super Hercules.

Christmas Drop Prep

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron Palmer, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, sits on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules after completed airdrop missions over Fais island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 4, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission.

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