(Photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iosaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, poses for a photo after arriving at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2025, in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2025. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of War’s longest-running humanitarian airlift mission, beginning in 1952 when a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress crew flying near Guam spotted islanders waving from below and airdropped supplies as an act of goodwill.
