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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Omar Rigo, 37th Squadron pilot, flies a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules toward Micronesian islands during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 10, 2017. Airmen will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands this year impacting about 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

A bundle sits near the ramp of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prior to being delivered to a Micronesian island during the 66th Operations Christmas Drop Dec. 10, 2017. Members of OCD built 120 bundles in order to provide essential supplies people on 56 different Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Stephen Manila, 37th Squadron Avionics Technician, sits next to a bundle on the ramp of a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules as it passes by a Micronesian island during the 66th Operations Christmas Drop Dec. 10, 2017. OCD enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between RAAF, U.S. and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) Airmen as it lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

A bundle glides toward a Micronesian island during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provided critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, a loadmaster with the 37th Squadron, left, and Corporal Liz Knauer, a supply technician with the 37th Squadron, watch as the parachute of a bundle opens up as it goes toward a Micronesian island during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. The aircrews airdropped food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

A bundle glides toward a Micronesian island during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. OCD is important because if a humanitarian aid or contingency operation in an unfamiliar area arises, the training and experience from this event improves each participant the ability to drop bundles at a fast and efficient rate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, left, and Warrant Officer Nicholas Stubbs-Race, both 37th Squadron loadmasters, prepare to release a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. The aircrews airdropped food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe spanning a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, 37th Squadron loadmaster, pushes out a bundle as Leading Aircraftman Stephen Manila, 37th Squadron Avionics Technician, looks on during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian airlift training operation and will provide nearly 25 tons of critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands this year impacting about 20,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Stephen Manila, 37th Squadron Avionics Technician, watches a bundle depart a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules and fall toward a Micronesian island during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 10, 2017. Members of OCD built 120 bundles in order to provide essential supplies to people on 56 different Micronesian islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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RAAF completes first OCD sortie

Airmen with the Royal Australian Air Force sit on the ramp of a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules as it passes by a Micronesian island during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017. Over the course of 10 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD is a training mission which helps the 374th Airlift Wing along with partners, the Koku Jieitai and Royal Australian Air Force, to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD is a training mission which helps the 374th Airlift Wing along with partners, the Koku Jieitai and Royal Australian Air Force, to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

A Koku Jieitai C-130H Hercules takes off during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD is a training mission which helps the 374th Airlift Wing along with partners, the Koku Jieitai and Royal Australian Air Force, to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Staff Sgt. Mayo Ito, 1st Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo during operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between RAAF, U.S. and Koku Jieitai Airmen as it lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres Chardon)

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Operation Christmas Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, pushes a practice bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.

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First for U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea air forces: nighttime training near Sea of Japan

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., take off from Andersen AFB, Guam to fly sequenced bilateral missions with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15s and two Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF) F-15Ks in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan, Oct. 10, 2017. The purpose of bilateral training is to foster increased interoperability amongst Japan, South Korea and U.S. aircraft. Participating in bilateral training enables the operational units to improve their combined capabilities and tactical skills, while also building bilateral confidence and strong working relationships.

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Andersen receives 1.5M pounds of munitions during annual in-shipment

U.S. Air Force with the 36th Munitions Squadron transport weapons to designated storage facilities Sept. 7, 2017, at Andersen, Guam. Andersen recently received 1.5 million pounds of munitions that will increase the overall availability of day-to-day training assets and could be used to support warfighting capabilities.

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Tropic ACE fuels joint cooperation between Air Force, Marines

U.S. service members of the 36th Contingency Response Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Camp Foster, Japan, fuel a 67th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during exercise Tropic ACE Sept. 1, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tropic ACE was designed to exercise components of Pacific Air Forces’ Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations (CONOPS), a warfighting concept the command is operationalizing to ensure airpower resiliency.

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USS Ashland Arrives in Guam for VRAV during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Tyler Johnson from Saltsburg, Pa., guides the brow onto the quarterdeck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as it arrives at Naval Base Guam. Ashland is in Guam for a scheduled voyage repair availability (VRAV) while Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will conduct unit-level training ashore, Aug. 29, 2017). Ashland and the 31st MEU are operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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Tropic ACE observers collaborate on fueling the future

Members from the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force, observe and discuss fueling operations during exercise Tropic ACE Aug. 29, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tropic ACE was designed to exercise components of Pacific Air Forces’ Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations (CONOPS), a warfighting concept the command is operationalizing to ensure airpower resiliency.

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