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More than 35 U.S. service members, civilians, and their families joined nearly 50 members of the Pyeongtaek Community Leaders Association at the Pyeongtaek International Exchange Foundation, Nov. 30, to prepare hundreds of boxes of kimchi. These boxes will be distributed to the most vulnerable populations within the area, including the elderly, poor and disabled.

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Employees pose for a group photo with Logistics Readiness Center-Honshu director Sean Mager (center, front) at Kawakami Ammo Depot.

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Tetsuya Kawasaki, heavy duty equipment mechanic, Kure Site Maintenance Branch, Logistics Readiness Center-Honshu, delivers new tires and other shop supplies at Akizuki Ammo Depot.

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374th Airlift Wing and allies support the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force crew members take a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, before the last day of flights to drop bundles during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 10, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, beginning in 1952. Today, airdrop operations include more than 55 islands throughout the Pacific.

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374th Airlift Wing and allies support the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, waves after pushing out bundles during the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop near Asor, Dec. 5, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 55 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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70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, 44th Aerial Port Squadron and the 374th Airlift Wing unload humanitarian supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 1, 2021. Over the course of 10 days, crews will airdrop donated food, supplies, educational materials, and tools to 55 islanders throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

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Biden Showcases the Strength, Excellence of American Military Diversity

Staff Sgt. Kate Vojtko, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, familiarizes Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, right, with the controls and features of the MRZR all-terrain vehicle Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. This visit marked the first time Van Ovost had traveled to Travis since taking command of AMC.

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Yokota receives a C-130J Weapons System Training simulator

A view of the C-130J Weapon System Training simulator at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 27, 2020. The 374th Operations Support Squadron held the ribbon cutting ceremony for the C-130J WST facility. The C-130J WST accurately simulates the aircraft and the mission space it operates in while accurately recreating the sounds, motion, visual scenes, instruments and all other systems to provide a high-fidelity, realistic flight training environment.

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Air Force Implements COVID-19 Screenings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

A passenger traveling to Asia, left, hands a medical questionnaire to Airman 1st Class Nicole Mourik, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron passenger service specialist, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Wash., April 30, 2020. In order to travel while still preventing the spread of COVID-19, passengers must answer questions about their current health, where they have traveled recently, and whether they work in a medical facility.

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735th Air Mobility Squadron Makes Masks for Medical Response

Airmen from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron prepare materials for face masks in response to COVID-19 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Airmen hosted a food drive, but their desire to do more resulted in creating face masks in response to the shortage of medical supplies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Air Force to Make 9th Flight to Deliver Testing Swabs

Air crew from Travis Air Force Base and the 164th Airlift Wing unload COVID-19 testing swabs at the Memphis Air National Guard Base in Memphis, Tennessee, March 19, 2020. Approximately 500,000 testing swabs and supplies were flown from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to the FedEx hub in Memphis, Tennessee, to be distributed to medical facilities across the U.S. The mission follows the first Air Mobility Command-directed mission on March 16-17, which also transported 500,000 testing swabs in support of a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services-led, whole-of-government effort to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. The swabs are produced by the Italian company Copan Diagnostics, Inc., which continues to produce sufficient quantity to satisfy Italian and global requirements. As the U.S. continues to buy these swabs, AMC's active, Reserve, and Air National Guard components are honored to help transport our Italian partner's generous support to help the American people.

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Secretary of the Army Visits 403rd Army Field Support Brigade in South Korea

Col. Wheeler R. Manning, commander, 403rd Army Field Support Brigade, greets Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy as he arrives at Camp Carroll, South Korea, Jan. 29. McCarthy and several other dignitaries received briefings on Army Prepositioned Stocks-4 operations and other 403rd AFSB missions.

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Andersen AFB to host 69th annual Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the four Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian assistance bundles they just airdropped parachute down to those in need during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, at Nomwin, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 13, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Villagers on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia retrieve one of five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped to them as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 10, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 remote Micronesian islands like Woleai, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.

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Merry Christmas Drop from Woleai

Five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles are airdropped from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Woleai, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2019. Every December C-130 crews from the U.S.A.F. team up with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force for OCD, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief training exercise designed to airdrop critical supplies to remote islands like Woleai throughout the FSM and the Republic of Palau.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2019 is Here and Santa’s C-130s are Ready to Fly

Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, left, and Senior Airman Toby Hayes, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the techniques used and shared between the U.S. Air Force and its regional partners in preparation to respond to natural disasters.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2019 is Here and Santa’s C-130s are Ready to Fly

Tech. Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, collects any remaining debris after dropping a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude practice bundle during a practice drop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific.

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Air Mobility Command hosts Koku Jieitai Air Support Command Commander for Bilateral Visit

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Kazuya Sakamoto (at podium) provides Air Mobility Command leaders a briefing on the JASDF Air Support Command during a visit to AMC headquarters Dec. 5. Sakamoto and Lt. Gen. Shinichi Kaneko, ASC commander, visited Scott AFB Dec. 5-6 for immersions with AMC, TRANSCOM and 375th Air Mobility Wing personnel.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2018 is a Wrap, Until Next Year Micronesia

Royal Australian Air Force FLTLT Simon Mason, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out at the horizon on Santa 99’s way to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia, during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. Starting with the first airdrop to Kapingamarangi 67 years ago, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands and impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.

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US, ROK Teamwork Maintains Clear Skies

Royal Australian Air Force Sgt. Karl Penny, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster with the 37th Squadron out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out as the parachute for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle carries humanitarian aid down to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December U.S. Air Force crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) and RAAF to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, FSM, and the Republic of Palau.

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