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Three airmen, including one dressed as Santa, sit on the open ramp of an aircraft flying over islands.

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Airmen participate in Operation Christmas Drop over Koror, Palau, Dec. 3, 2023. The Defense Department's longest-running humanitarian airlift operation provides donated goods to residents of islands throughout the Pacific.

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Tags: Humanitarian, Operation Christmas Drop, humanitarian aid, Air Force, Indo-Pacific
Credit: Yasuo Osakabe, Air Force VIRIN: 231203-O-PM645-7008M.JPG

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