Yokota airmen prep for Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards

Yokota airmen prep for Operation Christmas Drop

by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
December 6, 2021

Airman 1st Class Madison Sinclair, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technician, inserts a plastic liner into a practice bundle during the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 1, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. Operations such as OCD provide the U.S. and its partners the opportunity to enhance joint operational capabilities and maintain preparedness for real world emergencies.

 

 

 

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