Bunker Talk: Santa's Airlift Operation Edition

Tyler Rogoway
·2 min read
U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Santa Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and pilot, stands before three U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 436th Transport Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron in support of an OCD 23 elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023. Throughout OCD 23, USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)

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The caption to this week’s top shot reads:

U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Santa Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 mission commander and pilot, stands before three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force 436th Transport Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force ( C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron in support of an Operation Christmas Drop elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 9, 2023.

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