Operation Christmas Drop: when gifts fall from the sky
Has Santa traded his sleigh for a C-130 Hercules? That’s what you’d think seeing military pilots wearing red hats to transport cargo boxes adorned with hand-drawn Christmas trees. These festive symbols are all part of what the US Air Force (USAF) calls Operation Christmas Drop. But what is…
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