{"id":3416,"date":"2024-12-08T18:53:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2024-12-08T19:10:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T19:10:09","slug":"the-operation-christmas-drop-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=3416","title":{"rendered":"Yokota Air Base The Operation Christmas Drop 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Practice makes perfect! <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf81\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t84\/1\/16\/1f381.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\">The Operation Christmas Drop team have been performing practice drops in preparation for the upcoming deliveries of supplies and gifts <a><\/a>to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/operationchristmasdrop?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW-zThcc-zfFNFErDX10FP4T2SFBSSGH_-SqGGseSQfx0v4Oo8lrSk5LxuzoflXboot6-vIfOVo1xqTxuAZFE0xKxP5cHLTpiaTTn2vhbMYs4issqg__egMYZkciCva92gpcm31GUql43X1XM3zjBGuESmsT04IBR9bFeY8JVAwm_18KBUxRRjCwT0DkjliufVuv1elpoZazDCm__HGN5Wd&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#operationchristmasdrop<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/ocd24?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZW-zThcc-zfFNFErDX10FP4T2SFBSSGH_-SqGGseSQfx0v4Oo8lrSk5LxuzoflXboot6-vIfOVo1xqTxuAZFE0xKxP5cHLTpiaTTn2vhbMYs4issqg__egMYZkciCva92gpcm31GUql43X1XM3zjBGuESmsT04IBR9bFeY8JVAwm_18KBUxRRjCwT0DkjliufVuv1elpoZazDCm__HGN5Wd&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#ocd24<\/a> Yokota Air Base via facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery 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https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469530217_1014372290730977_5581227886496362746_n-kerst-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469530217_1014372290730977_5581227886496362746_n-kerst-3.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-7 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"3420\"  src=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469539054_1014372330730973_2256598377244443133_n-kerst-4-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469539054_1014372330730973_2256598377244443133_n-kerst-4-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469539054_1014372330730973_2256598377244443133_n-kerst-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469539054_1014372330730973_2256598377244443133_n-kerst-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469539054_1014372330730973_2256598377244443133_n-kerst-4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas drop sticker 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-9 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" data-id=\"3424\"  src=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190350_1011899800978226_7738050123979549764_n-kerst-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Toney, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, wipes down an area of the aircraft where the Operation Christmas Drop 2024 emblem will be applied at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. OCD is an annual humanitarian mission that delivers supplies to remote Pacific islands, fostering goodwill and providing aid to isolated communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-11 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"3426\"  src=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469190981_1011899854311554_5189166243211760501_n-kerst-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Donovan Lamore, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, prepares an emblem for application at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. Operation Christmas Drop is an annual humanitarian mission that delivers supplies to remote Pacific islands, fostering goodwill and providing aid to isolated communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-13 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"3427\"  src=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469365323_1011899940978212_5699567650811408311_n-kerst-7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Toney, left, and Staff Sgt. Donovan Lamore, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural technicians, reveal the Operation Christmas Drop emblem at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. OCD is an annual humanitarian mission that delivers supplies to remote Pacific islands, fostering goodwill and providing aid to isolated communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-15 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"3428\"  src=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469357662_1011900010978205_2462666567155305996_n-kerst-8.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Operation Christmas Drop 2024 logo is displayed on a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. OCD is an annual humanitarian mission that delivers supplies to remote Pacific islands, fostering goodwill and providing aid to isolated communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practice makes perfect! 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