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Residents wave and cheer at a plane above them from a makeshift runway.

Humanitarian Drop

Islanders cheer and wave to an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron after it dropped bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop in Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2023. Established in 1952, Christmas Drop has evolved into the longest running Defense Department humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, benefiting over 20 thousand islanders on 58 islands throughout Micronesia and Palau.

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