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A person viewed from a distance runs from a shoreline toward a bundle of three parachutes in the sea.

Gift Receipt

A person on Tamatam, Micronesia, runs to retrieve bundles air-dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 12, 2024. The annual event delivers essential supplies, toys and other goods to thousands of people living on remote islands across Micronesia.

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