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| caption      = [[Daobac Self-Defense Forces|Daoan]] and [[Kajera|Kajeran]] airmen wave to islanders at the Kayatman Archipelago
| caption      = [[Daobac Self-Defense Forces|Daoan]] and [[Kajera|Kajeran]] airmen wave to islanders at the Kayatman Archipelago
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| type        = Bilateral annual {{wp|Airlift|tactical airlift}} {{wp|Military recruit training|training}} exercise
| type        = Tradition & bilateral annual {{wp|Airlift|tactical airlift}} {{wp|Military recruit training|training}} exercise.
| location    = [[Ajax|Kayatman Archipelago]]
| location    = [[Ajax|Kayatman Archipelago]]
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| planned_by  = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_DSDF.png}} [[Daobac Self-Defense Forces]]<br>{{flagicon|Kajera}} Kajeran Armed Forces
| planned_by  = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_DSDF.png}} [[Daobac Self-Defense Forces]]<br>{{flagicon|Kajera}} Kajeran Armed Forces
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| objective    = Distribute supplies and gifts.<br>Part of {{wp|loadmaster}} certification training for Daoan & Kajeran airmen.
| objective    = Distribute gifts & supplies.<br>Part of {{wp|loadmaster}} certification training for Daoan & Kajeran airmen.
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| date        = {{Start date|1977|01|01|df=y}} - Present
| date        = {{Start date|1977|01|01|df=y}} - Present
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'''Operation New Year Drop''' is a {{wp|military tradition}} and annual bilateral training exercise conducted by the [[Daoan Congressional Republic Air Force|Daoan]] and Kajeran Air Forces that began in 1977. The purpose of the operation is two fold: to distribute gifts & {{wp|humanitarian aid|supplies}} to isolated and remote populations throughout the {{wp|Ajax|Kayatman Archipelago}}, and as part of the {{wp|loadmaster}} certification training program of both Daobac's and Kajera's air forces. The tradition began in the aftermath of a tropical storm

Revision as of 09:41, 6 January 2023

Operation New Year Drop
US Airmen deliver supplies to Republic of Palau 151211-F-PM645-171.jpg
Daoan and Kajeran airmen wave to islanders at the Kayatman Archipelago
TypeTradition & bilateral annual tactical airlift training exercise.
Location
Planned by Daobac Self-Defense Forces
Kajera Kajeran Armed Forces
ObjectiveDistribute gifts & supplies.
Part of loadmaster certification training for Daoan & Kajeran airmen.
Date1 January 1977 (1977-01-01) - Present
Executed by Daoan Air Force
Kajera Kajeran Air Force

Operation New Year Drop is a military tradition and annual bilateral training exercise conducted by the Daoan and Kajeran Air Forces that began in 1977. The purpose of the operation is two fold: to distribute gifts & supplies to isolated and remote populations throughout the Kayatman Archipelago, and as part of the loadmaster certification training program of both Daobac's and Kajera's air forces. The tradition began in the aftermath of a tropical storm