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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Toney, left, and Staff Sgt. Donovan Lamore, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural technicians, reveal the Operation Christmas Drop emblem at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024.

(Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote, U.S. Air Force)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Toney, left, and Staff Sgt. Donovan Lamore, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural technicians, reveal the Operation Christmas Drop emblem at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. OCD is an annual humanitarian mission that delivers supplies to remote Pacific islands, fostering goodwill and providing aid to isolated communities.

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