Pacific Air Forces is collecting gifts and presents for the 53rd installment of Operation Christmas Drop across the Pacific islands. Called the longest running, organization airdrop in the world by Stars and Stripes, the event is set to kick off on Dec. 4 and will conclude on Dec. 6 after three C-130s of the 36th Airlift Squadron at Andersen AFB, Guam, complete drops over 55 islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and the Northern Marianas. Read more about the drop here.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.