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231206-F-ID959-1039

Bethany Hesus, Angaur resident, swims in the Pacific Ocean near Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 6, 2023. Angaur lies within the Republic of Palau, home to 18 thousand people and 340 islands. The remote paradise Angaur, however, inhabits around a hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
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231206-F-ID959-1007

Children of Angaur swim in their local beaches in the Republic of Palau, Dec. 6, 2023. The remote paradise of Angaur inhabits around a hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. In its 72nd year, OCD is the world’s longest-running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 58 remote islands like Angaur, impacting 42 thousand people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
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231205-F-ID959-2091

Bethany, Angaur resident, looks out of a window in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. The remote paradise of Angaur inhabits only a few hundred people and a singular airstrip. In the embrace of this small community, Operation Christmas Drop finds a people most in-need of humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
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231205-F-ID959-2056

A U.S. Army tank from World War II sits near a dock in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. Angaur is known for its historical significance, as it was the site of fierce battles during World War II, specifically the Battle of Angaur which occurred from September 17 to October 22, 1944 between the U.S. and Japan. Today, Angaur is representative of a much different world. Although many WWII relics pepper the island, the U.S. and Japan now work together as allies alongside multinational partners to spread joy throughout remote islands in the Pacific, with 2023 featuring the 72nd iteration of Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
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231205-F-ID959-1073

A World War II memorial is displayed near the airfield in Angaur, Republic of Palau, Dec. 5, 2023. Angaur is known for its historical significance, as it was the site of fierce battles during WWII, specifically the Battle of Angaur which occurred from September 17 to October 22, 1944 between the U.S. and Japan. Today, Angaur is representative of a much different world. Although many military remnants pepper the island, the U.S. and Japan now work together as allies alongside multinational partners to spread joy throughout remote islands in the Pacific, with 2023 featuring the 72nd iteration of Operation Christmas Drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

From front to rear, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Davis, Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, and Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., Philippine Air Force inspector general, walk toward a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. The U.S. Air Force Office of the Inspector General provides impartial advice and oversight to Airmen through relevant inspection, investigations and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., Philippine Air Force inspector general, tours the inside of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. The U.S. Air Force Office of the Inspector General provides impartial advice and oversight to Airmen through relevant inspection, investigations and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

U.S. Air Force Maj. Myles A. Berthold, 909th Air Refueling Squadron chief pilot, gives a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker to members of the Philippine Air Force and 18th Wing leadership at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. Members from the Philippine Air Force visited Kadena to learn about the base’s mission, aircraft and training facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel A. Lee, left, 356th Fighter Squadron pilot, briefs Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., Philippine Air Force inspector general, on the F-35A Lightning IIs capabilities during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. Members from the Philippine Air Force visited Kadena to learn about the base’s mission, aircraft and training facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

U.S. Air Force Col. Joshua Lundeby, left, 18th Wing deputy commander, and Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., right, Philippine Air Force inspector general, listens to an F-15C Eagle brief by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Grant E. Thompson, 67th Fighter Squadron flight commander, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. Kadena-based F-15C/D Eagles have ensured air superiority for decades to uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., left, Philippine Air Force inspector general, and U.S. Air Force Col. Joshua Lundeby, right, 18th Wing deputy commander, listens to an innovation brief by U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Turner, Kadena Innovation Lab senior enlisted leader, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. The Kadena Innovation Lab was created to be a place of collaboration and development, offering expertise and equipment to service members who recognize opportunities for improvement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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The Philippines come to Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Davis, Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, center left, and Philippine Air Force Maj. Gen. Teofilo R. Bailon Jr., Philippine Air Force inspector general, center right, pose with members of the 18th Wing leadership and members of Philippine Air Force at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. Members from the Philippine Air Force visited Kadena to learn about the base’s mission, aircraft and training facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force pose for a photo after a flight in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23), at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

(Left to right) Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai and 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilots, talk while piloting a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Kentaro Hirai, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, during a flight in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 1st Lt. Shuhei Yamashita, 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation which consists of packaging and delivering donated supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books and clothing to more than 20,000 islanders across 58 remote islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron look out of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules after dropping bundles of humanitarian aid over Mokil Atoll during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron push bundles of humanitarian aid out of a JASDF C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) over Mokil Atoll, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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Mokil Atoll native flies home for OCD

Nanako Lipai, a Mokil Atoll native, watches a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron as they prepare to airdrop bundles of humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) above the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 6, 2023. This was Lipai’s third time flying during OCD but it was the first time she got to fly to her home island to drop supply bundles. Through the international cooperation and the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force and its allies and partners, OCD has become a testament to the power of collaboration and shared humanity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)
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