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JASDF provides humanitarian supplies for 71st OCD

Senior Airman Megan Irvin, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, accepts a donation of humanitarian supplies from Japan Air Self-Defense Force members of Headquarters Air Support Command prior to departing for Operation Christmas Drop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. This year marks the 71st year of OCD, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop mission. OCD is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food and supplies to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

PHOTO BY: Machiko Arita
VIRIN: 221121-F-DY012-0091.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.92 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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