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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members and civilians decorate a large box with the words ‘Merry Christmas’ on its side. Other people stand and work around them in a brightly lit room.

Care Packaging

Volunteers decorate a box during the 73rd Operation Christmas Drop box build event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. Operation Christmas Drop is the Defense Department’s longest running humanitarian airlift mission. This year over 50,000 pounds of donated gifts and supplies will be dropped to more than 58 islands supporting 22,000 residents.

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