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Officer at forefront of historic airlift at Ramstein returns to take reins of largest wing in Europe stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, air drop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific," notes a written report from Andersen Air Force B ase on Guam.
"Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, air drop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific," notes a written report from Andersen Air Force B ase on Guam.
Air Force gears up for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 guampdn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from guampdn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The spirit of giving takes to the skies on Dec. 3 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as the U.S. Air Force and partner nations prepare for Operation Christmas Drop
Twice in the past 13 months Staff Sgt. Stephen Hornik has jumped into action to save lives, and his heroics cover two continents. Most recently, he was thrust into a life-or-death situation while working the night shift Oct. 4 at Ramstein’s passenger terminal.
An entire Air Force squadron will face limitations to when and where they can drink off-duty after leaders called out "irresponsible alcohol consumption" by unit airmen.