(Left to right) Mayor Ernest Chargualaf, mayor of Merizo,

(Left to right) Mayor Ernest Chargualaf, mayor of Merizo, Guam, Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron superintendent, Tech. Sgt. John Quiason, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Command Chief Master Sgt Paul Elliott, 374th Airlift Wing command chief, pose for a photo prior to a C-130H flight during Operation Christmas drop 2014 Dec. 9. Civic and military leaders got the opportunity to fly on a C-130H and participate in Operation Christmas Drop to better understand its unique role in the Pacific. OCD 14 is a combined effort between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota AB, Japan, the 36th Wing based at Andersen AF, Guam and the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense-led humanitarian airlift operation and will provide 40 tons of critical supplies to 56 islands this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane/374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs)