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Features individual news stories about Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines serving in the Pacific region. Produced by American Forces Network Pacific.

21 JAN · VIDEO

Satawal native joins OCD 25 first time, shares holiday cheer

Alvino Alis, Satawal native, participates in a bundle build during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2025. Alis, along with his church group, volunteered for the first time to help build bundles to be air dropped to the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD25 is an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Xavier Romero)

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21 JAN · VIDEO

Push Ceremony kicks off airdrop missions for Operation Christmas Drop 2025

International guests, observers and participants attend the push ceremony of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2025. The push ceremony kicked off airdrop missions for OCD25, in which each nation participating coordinated and delivered 270 bundles to 59 remote islands in the Federal States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. Being the longest-running humanitarian mission in the Department of War, OCD25 serves as a training opportunity for aircrew in low-level flight, precision airdrop techniques and logistical coordination – skills developed to gain rapid global airlift missions in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Joseph Maye)

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21 JAN · VIDEO

Full Circle: An Operation Christmas Drop story

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Eugene Halishlius, Woleai and Satawal native, participates in Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. OCD25 is an annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Audree Campbell)

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21 JAN · VIDEO

Warfighters sharpen skills during Exercise FISGA RAIN 2025

Exercise FISGA RAIN 2025 is a joint exercise designed to evaluate and improve the ability of participating units to establish and maintain communication networks in a contested environment. During the exercise, warfighters trained to rapidly employ joint tactics amid degraded communications, testing participants’ adaptability and improving interoperability between joint partners. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

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09/12/2025 · VIDEO

Allies, partners participate in box building for OCD 2025

Volunteers decorated and packed bundles in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2025. Operation Christmas Drop, a multinational effort encompassing a single region, showcases complex logistical coordination and interagency collaboration. Visits from observers and distinguished guests show how participating nations combine to achieve an elaborate humanitarian airlift mission effort. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Joseph Maye)

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25/09/2025 · VIDEO

23d ATF and 23d CABS participate in Northern Strike 25-2

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23d Air Task Force and the 23d Combat Air Base Squadron participate in exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2025. Northern Strike 25-2 is a premier reserve component training event focused on joint readiness, building interoperability and strengthening partnerships in an all-domain environment. (U.S. Air Force Video by Senior Airman Leighton Lucero)

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28/07/2025 · VIDEO

CATC Camp Fuji Hosts Garrison Games

(No Namekeys) Intro: Staff at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan hosted the first Garrison Games at their installation. Its a friendly competition to test Marines’ military stamina and skills against Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers from neighboring garrisons. Outro: Camp Fuji Marines took home the traveling trophy this year. Next year another base will host the Garrison Games and teams will attempt to win the trophy away from the Marines. Creators envisioned that the games will continue for the foreseeable future.

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28/07/2025 · VIDEO

CATC Camp Fuji Hosts Garrison Games

Staff at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan hosted the first Garrison Games at their installation. Its a friendly competition to test Marines’ military stamina and skills against Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers from neighboring garrisons. Camp Fuji Marines took home the traveling trophy this year. Next year another base will host the Garrison Games and teams will attempt to win the trophy away from the Marines. Creators envisioned that the games will continue for the foreseeable future.

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Features individual news stories about Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines serving in the Pacific region. Produced by American Forces Network Pacific.