NEO during operational readiness exercise

Senior Airman Robert Hicks, (left), from the 36th Wing Public Affairs office, briefs simulated evacuees of a noncombatant evacuation order scenario upon their arrival to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 14, 2013. Members of Andersen are conducting the scenario as part of an operational readiness exercise to ensure they are prepared to support a real-world noncombatant operation evacuation order in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adarius Petty/Released)

NEO during operational readiness exercise

Medical liaisons from the 36th Medical Group assist simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation order scenario as they arrive at the Hot Spot gym on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 14, 2013. Andersen is conducting the scenario as part of an operational readiness exercise to test the base’s response capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adarius Petty/Released)

Operation Christmas Drop

Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, inspects the last box of humanitarian assistance goods prior to its airdrop during an Operation Christmas Drop flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2012. Each year OCD provides aid to more than 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This year is the 61st anniversary of OCD, making it the longest running humanitarian mission in the world. In total, there are eight planned days of air drops, with 54 islands scheduled to receive humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron look out the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules after dropping a box of humanitarian assistance goods during a Operation Christmas Drop flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2012. Each year OCD provides aid to more than 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This year is the 61st anniversary of OCD, making it the longest running humanitarian mission in the world. In total, there are eight planned days of air drops, with 54 islands scheduled to receive humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

Operation Christmas Drop

Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks over an island after helping push a box of humanitarian assistance goods out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during an Operation Christmas Drop flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2012. Each year OCD provides aid to more than 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This year is the 61st anniversary of OCD, making it the longest running humanitarian mission in the world. In total, there are eight planned days of air drops, with 54 islands scheduled to receive humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

Operation Christmas Drop

Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, left, and Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, watch after pushing a box of humanitarian assistance goods out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during an Operation Christmas Drop flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2012. Each year OCD provides aid to more than 30,000 islanders in Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Marshall Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This year is the 61st anniversary of OCD, making it the longest running humanitarian mission in the world. In total, there are eight planned days of air drops, with 54 islands scheduled to receive humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)