Operation Toy Drop - Defense imagery management operations center

U.S. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, 2008. Operation Toy Drop is an annual airborne jump in its 11th year gives Soldiers and Airmen the opportunity to help families in need over the holidays while boosting morale and incorporating valuable training. More than 1,200 Soldiers donated a toy for a lottery ticket and won chance to jump under a foreign jumpmaster and earn foreign Jump Wings. This year, German and Irish jumpmasters issued the commands from C-130 Hercules aircraft. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt DeNoris A. Mickle/Released)