Operation Christmas Drop 2008 - Micronesian Islands

Carrie took this photo out the back of the C-130 over some island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The crates attached to parachutes have just been dropped off the end of the plane. The crates are full of antibiotics, fishing tackle, and other necessities to help the islanders on these remote islands without even an airstrip to survive through the year.
A crate about to be dropped.
Both Carrie and I are involved in volunteering with Operation Christmas Drop, the oldest Department of Defense humanitarian effort. It has been in continuous operation for 56 years helping to provide basic supplies to islands across the Pacific where Islanders truly live on the very edge of survival. No connection to civilization, no trade, no runway on the island.
High above Chuuk Lagoon, where the Japenese fleet was sunk in February 1944. The flight Carrie was on was dropping on islands near Chuuk Lagoon.
Carrie looking back at Andersen Air Force Base's airstrip after taking off.