South Korean forces head to Guam to join US’ Operation Christmas Drop
North Korea has used US-ROK military activities to justify flurry of ballistic missile tests over past months
Santa Claus, portrayed by Tech. Sgt. Mike Morris, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Loadmaster Flight NCO., pushes a pallet of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a mission, Dec. 23, 2011 | Image: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon
South Korean air force servicemembers departed for Guam to participate in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD), a U.S.-led humanitarian program aimed at Micronesia, Seoul said on Tuesday.
U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) plays a leading role in the airlift operation, which it says dates back to 1952 and is the Pentagon’s longest-running humanitarian and disaster relief training mission.
South Korean air force servicemembers departed for Guam to participate in Operation Christmas Drop (OCD), a U.S.-led humanitarian program aimed at Micronesia, Seoul said on Tuesday.
U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) plays a leading role in the airlift operation, which it says dates back to 1952 and is the Pentagon’s longest-running humanitarian and disaster relief training mission.
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