Airmen watch as the parachute deploys and a box of humanitarian goods drops during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010, over the Yap Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The Airmen are assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson) Photo essay: Operation Christmas Drop by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson 36th Wing Public Affairs 12/16/2010 - OVER PACIFIC OCEAN (AFNS) -- Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, come together each year during Operation Christmas Drop to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over various Micronesian Islands Dec. 14. View the slideshow.