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Readiness doesn’t rest: Multilateral maintenance powers Operation Christmas Drop 24
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374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs December 15, 2024
Master Sgt. Nathan Allen
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs December 15, 2024
(Photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Madden, a flying crew chief from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, performs night maintenance on a C-130J Super Hercules at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024 during Operation Christmas Drop 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace.