By Airman 1st Class Greg Nash, 23d Wing Public Affairs / Published December 21, 2016
Members of the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing’s 820th Base Defense Group, pose with Sergeant Daniel Jenkins, Canadian army Advanced Warfare Center parachute instructor, after earning their foreign jump certificates during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Luzon Drop Zone Camp Mackall, N.C. Members of the 820th BDG were awarded foreign flight wings as an Operation Toy Drop tradition after conducting various jumps and assisting as jumpmasters with international partner nations during their first OTD experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)
An Airman from the 820th Base Defense Group jumps from a U.S. Army CASA C-212 during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Luzon Drop Zone, Camp Mackall, N.C. Not only did the 820th BDG perform in their first Operation Toy Drop, they also completed different airborne standardization and aircraft familiarization trainings to enhance their ability to protect Expeditionary Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)
Airmen from Moody’s 820th Base Defense Group board a U.S. Army CASA C-212 with U.S. Air Force and Army counterparts as well as German Army jumpmasters during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Mackall Army Air Field, N.C. The 820th BDG trained with domestic, German, Italian, and Canadian jumpmasters to share and learn airborne training tactics, and expand their experience through working with partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)
Master Sgt. Jason De La Cruz, 820th Combat Operations Squadron parachute program manager, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on Senior Airman Emmanuel Magbanua, 822d Base Defense Squadron fireteam member, during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Mackall Army Air Field, N.C. Airmen from Moody’s 820th Base Defense Group participated in this exercise to enhance their ability to provide force protection with airborne capabilities at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Lock, 824th Base Defense Squadron fireteam member, waits for the command to jump from Master Sgt. Martin Bender, German Army Airborne Brigade 1 primary jumpmaster instructor, during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Mackall Army Air Field, N.C. During Operation Toy Drop, the 820th BDG trained alongside fellow Airmen under the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, U.S. Army airborne specialists and foreign jumpmasters on seven different aircraft to master static line and military free fall jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)
Members of the 820th Base Defense Group and U.S. Army airborne specialists prepare to land after descending from a U.S. Army CASA C-212 during the 19th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 15, 2016, at Luzon Drop Zone, Camp Mackall, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest multinational airborne exercise, which started as a mass gift donation for underprivileged kids in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash)