C-130 airdrops in Guam

Operation Christmas Drop is a tradition that serves as a training mission for the United States Air Force which started in 1952. Then, the aircrew of a WB-29 aircraft assigned to the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, formerly assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, was flying a mission to the south of Guam over the Micronesian atoll of Kapingamarangi. When they saw the islanders waving to them, the crew quickly gathered some items they had on the plane, placed them in a container with a parachute attached and dropped the cargo as they circled again.

Today the tradition is continued with the donations from the residents and businesses of Guam. Each box dropped from a C-130 aircraft weighs nearly 400 pounds and contains items such as fishing nets, construction materials, powdered milk, canned goods, rice, coolers, clothing, shoes, toys and school supplies.

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• loadmaster

[debSilbert]

Awesome video. Thanks. My daughter graduates from loadmaster training in three weeks. She's in her flying squadron now and reports daily about how incredible it is to fly in that plane!

[flyboy517th]

@debSilbert I can guarantee she will have tons of amazing stories to tell you as well!. Do you know where she is stationed?

[bigbigblue111]

Awesome video,

Did you get a Loadmaster slot right out of BMT or did you cross-train into it?

Thanks.

[flyboy517th]

@bigbigblue111 yeah I was guaranteed a Loadmaster slot from the recruiter before I signed any papers.

[card762]

Nice video.

Btw whats the name of the song?

[flyboy517th]

@card762 thanx... the song is called Saeglopur by sigur ros.

[Oesterreich42]

the music makes me feel so sad :'( hahaha

[ISIcyberAGENT]

btw what are they droping in the sea?

[debSilbert]

@flyboy517th She'll be in Dyess. She's flying on a J model.

[tizit88]

awesome im still in high school but am thinking of either loamaster in usaf or m1abrams tank crewman in another branch.