WATCH - Operation Christmas Drop 2020 Part 2

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(Christmas Music)

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(Air Force Maj. Joseph Spitz, OCD Mission Commander)
There isn't

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another exercise that I know of out

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there like Operation

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Christmas Drop. We have the ability to

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operate in a very dynamic environment,

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practice some tactics, techniques and

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procedures that we really don't have an

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opportunity to hone

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back at our host nation in Japan.

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When we fly over and we drop that aid to

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them and they

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wave to us from the ground it's, it's

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something that you can't recreate and

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it's a very rewarding experience.

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Operation Christmas Drop is not a single-

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person exercise,

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nor is it a single-squadron or unit exercise.

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I don't know that we could accomplish

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this mission without the support of

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Anderson,

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Yokota, or without the support of our

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JASDEF personnel that we've

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come to rely on so heavily and enjoy

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their participation

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in this exercise.

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The, the level of care and appreciation

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from the islanders of Guam;

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it's something that you're not going to

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see anywhere else.

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Operation Christmas Drop is one of those,

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it's one of those missions that you

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don't forget. It's

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got a special place in everyone's heart

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who has accomplished it,

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and it's something that you really can't

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duplicate in any other sense.