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A member from the Republic of Korea Air Force, centre, helps Australian Army air dispatchers Corporal Ryan Cheevers and Private Kurt Matthews prepare a 'bundle' for Operation Christmas Drop 24. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Air dispatchers pack Christmas spirit

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2522 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Christmas Drop, Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), US Air Force

A specialist team from Army’s 176 Air Dispatch Squadron has helped bring Christmas cheer to isolated Pacific islands as part

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Pilots from 37 Squadron fly over the community of Mokil in Micronesia prior to dropping humanitarian aid stores. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1861 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Operation Christmas Drop

Santa Claus has delivered presents to remote Micronesian atolls from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, in the biggest

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Corporal Maddison Graham, RAAF; Lieutenant Colonel Kira Coffey, PACAF; Sergeant Ben Rhodes, RAAF; and Captain Andrew Zaldibar, PACAF put the finishing touches to a load during Operation Christmas Drop's Bundle Build Day. Photo by Sergeant Vanessa Parker.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022 in full swing

09/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2422 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop is on again this year in the western Pacific with Australia joining partner nations to deliver several

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A cardboard container is dispatched from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 17. Photo by Eamon Hamilton.

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Operation Christmas Drop complete

16/12/201719/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3455 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

A little festive cheer has been delivered to isolated communities across the western Pacific during Operation Christmas Drop. CAPTION: A cardboard

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Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Omar Rigo, 37 Squadron pilot, flies a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules toward Micronesian islands during Operation Christmas Drop. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant David Owsianka.

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RAAF Santas drop pressies on remote islands

14/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3714 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew is currently deployed on Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 2017. MAIN

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