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Members of the 8th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron check suspension lines on parachutes to be used during Christmas Drop. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

Boxes rigged with parachutes drift toward the water after being dropped from a 374th Airlift Squadron C-130 HErcules aircraft during the delivery of boxes of gifts to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Flown by crews from the 345th and the 21st Airlift Squadrons, the C-130 is participating in Christmas Drop '92, the 40th anniversary of the humanitarian effort. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands

Children watch as a 374th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft makes a low-level pass over Peleliu while delivering boxes of gifts to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Flown by crews from the 345th and the 21st Airlift Squadrons, the C-130 is participating in Christmas Drop '92, the 40th anniversary of the humanitarian effort. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands

Santa Clause (CAPT. Mike d'Albertis, 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron) and STAFF SGT. Tony Thompson, loadmaster with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, watch as a Christmas Drop container is parachuted toward its destination. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

CPT Michael Crupe pauses while packing a truck with donated items for Christmas Drop, a humanitarian airdrop effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season. Crupe, a member of the 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron, is chairman of the program

Containers filled with packages stand on rollers prior to being airdropped from the back of a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during Christmas Drop mission. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

Boxes rigged with parachutes are loaded aboard a 374th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft for delivery to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Crews from the 345th and 21st Airlift Squadrons are assigned to fly the C-130 for the Christmas Drop '92 missions. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands

1LT Patrick Piche, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing pilot, surveys the area from the cockpit of his C-130 Hercules aircraft as he flies a Christmas Drop mission. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

Personnel from the 345th and 21st Tactical Airlift Squadrons load Christmas packages into the hold of a C-130E Hercules aircraft. Donated gifts are being parachuted onto islands in Micronesia

Steelworker Second Class (SW2) Frank Luevanos prepares to cut a piece of sheet metal in the welding shop of the Naval Mobil Construction Battalion Three (NMCB-3) Civic Action Team compound

Volunteers from the 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron, the Andersen Air Force Base Leadership School, and the Navy pack items for Christmas Drop, a humanitarian airdrop effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season. Exact Date Shot Unknown

STAFF SGT. James Huber, flight engineer with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, records data from the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a Christmas Drop mission. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season