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An airman conducts a visual confirmation over the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean.

Surveying the Scene

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron Palmer, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster, conducts a visual confirmation over Asor atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, Dec. 4, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 11, delivered 14 bundles to the eastern Caroline Islands, included Asor, Falalop, and Fais islands. 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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