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A man with a Santa hat is sitting in the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Airman Santa

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, performs pre-flight inspections at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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