Airman 1st Class Ryan Helie, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J crew chief, marshals a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2021. The initial Operation Christmas Drop’s crew members left Yokota early this morning. U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec.5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)