Fais Island, Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015: A young boy receives crayons from the Operation Christmas Drop box airdropped onto his island from a Yokota Air Base, Japan-based C-130 Hercules. The operation is an annual tradition dating back 64 years.

Read about Operation Christmas Drop’s Fais Island delivery and see more photos here.

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