Air Force spreads supplies, goodwill in 'Operation Christmas Drop'

It's already Christmas in Micronesia, which means that the tiny, remote islands that dot the Pacific Ocean have been visited by Santa's flight suit-wearing helpers. Every year, the 36th Airlift Squadron of the U.S. Air Force coordinates "Operation Christmas Drop," an aid mission that provides supplies, food and, yes, even a few gifts to some 30,000 people who live on the islands. “This is the mission that everyone wants to go on,” Captain Dereck Monnier said. "This the opportunity to do a real-world mission that’s actually doing some good.” The Christmas Drop began in 1952 and has become the world's longest running humanitarian aid mission. 

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