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Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap... More

Parachute Riggers from the 824th Quartermaster Company

Parachute Riggers from the 824th Quartermaster Company

Parachute Riggers from the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Supply) at Fort Bragg, N.C., pack personnel parachutes Nov. 20, 2012, in preparation for the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy D... More

Soldiers of the 341st Tactical Psychological Operations

Soldiers of the 341st Tactical Psychological Operations

Soldiers of the 341st Tactical Psychological Operations Company raised and collected toys for Operation Toy Drop. Soldiers were able to raise toys and donate it to the Fisher House program.

Chilean army Lt. Col. Aquiles Gloffka, a jumpmaster,

Chilean army Lt. Col. Aquiles Gloffka, a jumpmaster,

Chilean army Lt. Col. Aquiles Gloffka, a jumpmaster, coordinates with U.S. Army jumpmasters at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 5, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

U.S. and German service members attend an Operation

U.S. and German service members attend an Operation

U.S. and German service members attend an Operation Toy Drop 2012 mission brief at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donatio... More

A U.S. soldier donates a toy during Operation Toy Drop

A U.S. soldier donates a toy during Operation Toy Drop

A U.S. soldier donates a toy during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in need, combin... More

U.S. Army soldiers listen to a morning briefing at

U.S. Army soldiers listen to a morning briefing at

U.S. Army soldiers listen to a morning briefing at the beginning of Operation Toy Drop Dec. 7, 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The year 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop which col... More

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait in line to donate toys during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop,... More

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donations were collecte... More

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division wait for an airdrop mission during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for jumping with a f... More

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for an opportunity to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memor... More

Tiffany Wellbrock, takes a quick nap as her father,

Tiffany Wellbrock, takes a quick nap as her father,

Tiffany Wellbrock, takes a quick nap as her father, Willie Wellbrock, looks on during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Wellbrock, who was an Air Force ma... More

U.S. soldiers donate toys for an opportunity to earn

U.S. soldiers donate toys for an opportunity to earn

U.S. soldiers donate toys for an opportunity to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during... More

Donated toys are prepared for distribution during Operation

Donated toys are prepared for distribution during Operation

Donated toys are prepared for distribution during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and famil... More

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump with a foreign jumpmaster a... More

Major Elbio Berriel, an Uruguaian jumpmaster, leads

Major Elbio Berriel, an Uruguaian jumpmaster, leads

Major Elbio Berriel, an Uruguaian jumpmaster, leads U.S. paratroopers to their aircraft during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by a U.S. Army Reserve unit, The U.S. Army Civil Aff... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Malcolm Andrews, a cook of the 307th

U.S. Army Pfc. Malcolm Andrews, a cook of the 307th

U.S. Army Pfc. Malcolm Andrews, a cook of the 307th Brigade Support Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, is notified that he will kickoff the 15th annual Randy O... More

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap... More

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division brings a toy to donate in order to participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012. The year 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop w... More

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring toys to donate during the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operati... More

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division donate

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division donate

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division donate toys during the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The operation collected toy donations for children and ... More

U.S. Army Cpt. Jarrod Heredia from the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Cpt. Jarrod Heredia from the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Cpt. Jarrod Heredia from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, brings a bicycle to donate at the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This year marks the 15th y... More

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates a toy during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for child... More

U.S. soldiers donate toys during Operation Toy Drop

U.S. soldiers donate toys during Operation Toy Drop

U.S. soldiers donate toys during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in need, comb... More

U.S. Army soldiers from Fot Bragg, N.C., wait to donate

U.S. Army soldiers from Fot Bragg, N.C., wait to donate

U.S. Army soldiers from Fot Bragg, N.C., wait to donate toys at the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C. 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop which colle... More

Toy Drop 2012 - Defense imagery management operations center

Toy Drop 2012 - Defense imagery management operations center

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring toys to donate at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012, during Operation Toy Drop 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, durin... More

Kristy Lee Cook, a country singer, performs for U.S.

Kristy Lee Cook, a country singer, performs for U.S.

Kristy Lee Cook, a country singer, performs for U.S. Army soldiers, families, and members of the community Dec. 8, 2012, at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

A U.S. Army tactical vehicle is filled with toys during

A U.S. Army tactical vehicle is filled with toys during

A U.S. Army tactical vehicle is filled with toys during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated new toys in exchange to jump with a foreign jumpmaster and earn foreign jump w... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper lands after jumping from an

A U.S. Army paratrooper lands after jumping from an

A U.S. Army paratrooper lands after jumping from an aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump with a foreign ju... More

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Army Ai... More

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Arm... More

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump with a foreign ju... More

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before

Uruguayan jumpmasters inspect their parachutes before participating in a combined high altitude low opening freefall jump from a German C-160 during Operation Toy Drop's Special Operations week, Dec. 10, onto L... More

Santa Claus hands out a present during the 5th

Santa Claus hands out a present during the 5th

Santa Claus hands out a present during the 5th Quartermaster’s Operation Toy Drop at the Alzey Drop Zone, Dec. 13. Soldiers, airmen and partner nation paratroopers jumped into Alzey Drop Zone and donated gifts ... More

U.S. soldiers with the 5th Quartermaster Detachment

U.S. soldiers with the 5th Quartermaster Detachment

U.S. soldiers with the 5th Quartermaster Detachment (5th QM), 21st Theater Sustainment Command join U.S. airmen and paratroopers from Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland on a jump from a U.S. Air Force C... More

Signatures and holiday greetings cover the surface

Signatures and holiday greetings cover the surface

Signatures and holiday greetings cover the surface of a bundle of humanitarian supplies and gifts on a C-130 Hercules destined for an island in Micronesia, Dec. 18, 2012. The supplies were donated from around t... More

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Arm... More

Spc. Leslie Ames, a parachute rigger with the 824th

Spc. Leslie Ames, a parachute rigger with the 824th

Spc. Leslie Ames, a parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Co. (Heavy Airdrop Supply), Fort Bragg, N.C., cuts cotton webbing after securing a deployment bag flap on a T-10 parachute Nov. 20, 2012, in pre... More

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army during the 341st Tactical Psychological Operations Company's Operation Toy Drop. Soldiers were able to raise toys and donate it to the Fisher House program.

Dutch army and U.S. Army jumpmasters discuss airborne

Dutch army and U.S. Army jumpmasters discuss airborne

Dutch army and U.S. Army jumpmasters discuss airborne operation procedures during rehearsals Dec. 5, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

A German army jumpmaster, left, trains U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, left, trains U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, left, trains U.S. soldiers on German airborne commands during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collecte... More

A U.S. soldier holds up his winning ticket during an

A U.S. soldier holds up his winning ticket during an

A U.S. soldier holds up his winning ticket during an Operation Toy Drop 2012 raffle at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children... More

Dutch soldiers prepare to train with U.S. soldiers

Dutch soldiers prepare to train with U.S. soldiers

Dutch soldiers prepare to train with U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division during the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The operation collected toy do... More

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during

U.S. soldiers practice parachute landing falls during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for jumping with a foreign jumpmaster and earni... More

Jacquelyne Caldwell, left, a volunteer, passes out

Jacquelyne Caldwell, left, a volunteer, passes out

Jacquelyne Caldwell, left, a volunteer, passes out forms during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy... More

Spc. Stephanie Fast-Peterson with the U.S. Army Civil

Spc. Stephanie Fast-Peterson with the U.S. Army Civil

Spc. Stephanie Fast-Peterson with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), places toys in a collection box during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fo... More

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers on exiting procedures for airborne jumps during Operation Toy Drop at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial ... More

U.S. Army soldiers donate toys and register for a drawling

U.S. Army soldiers donate toys and register for a drawling

U.S. Army soldiers donate toys and register for a drawling to receive a chance to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop Dec. 7, 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The year 2012 marks the 15th year for the Ran... More

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donations were collected... More

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division

An U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division brings a toy to donate in order to participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012. 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop which coll... More

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., arrive at

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., arrive at

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., arrive at the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., in order to donate toys for a chance to conduct an airborne jump . 2012 marks the 15th year fo... More

A U.S. jumpmaster double checks each paratrooper's

A U.S. jumpmaster double checks each paratrooper's

A U.S. jumpmaster double checks each paratrooper's static line before they board a C-17 aircraft during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by a U.S. Army Reserve unit, The U.S. Army ... More

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap... More

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation

U.S. soldiers stand by to donate toys during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donations were collecte... More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to donate toys, Dec. 7,

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to donate toys, Dec. 7,

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to donate toys, Dec. 7, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for an opportunity to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memor... More

U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in Operation Toy

U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in Operation Toy

U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in nee... More

A U.S. soldier donates a bicycle during Operation Toy

A U.S. soldier donates a bicycle during Operation Toy

A U.S. soldier donates a bicycle during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in need, co... More

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring

U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division bring donations for Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump with foreign jumpmasters... More

U.S. soldiers train to jump during the Randy Oler Memorial

U.S. soldiers train to jump during the Randy Oler Memorial

U.S. soldiers train to jump during the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donations... More

U.S. soldiers wait in line to donate toys during the

U.S. soldiers wait in line to donate toys during the

U.S. soldiers wait in line to donate toys during the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft drops

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft drops

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft drops Army paratroopers during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange to jump with a foreign jumpmast... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from an Air Force C-130

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from an Air Force C-130

A U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012, during the 2012 Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. The operation is an annual event started at F... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Dominquez, center, and Sgt. Maj.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Dominquez, center, and Sgt. Maj.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Dominquez, center, and Sgt. Maj. Raymond Kimble, right, both with the 82nd Airborne Division, exit a drop zone after jumping from an aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, ... More

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Army Ai... More

Kristy Lee Cook (right), a country singer, performs

Kristy Lee Cook (right), a country singer, performs

Kristy Lee Cook (right), a country singer, performs for U.S. Army soldiers, families, and members of the community Dec. 8, 2012, at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone

More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Arm... More

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012, during the 2012 Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. The operation is an annual event started at Fort Bragg in whic... More

A U.S. jumpmaster inspects a Brazilian jumpmaster prior

A U.S. jumpmaster inspects a Brazilian jumpmaster prior

A U.S. jumpmaster inspects a Brazilian jumpmaster prior to participating in a combined high altitude low opening freefall jump from a German C-160 during Operation Toy Drop's Special Operations week, Dec. 10 on... More

Paratroopers walk from the Alzey drop zone after jumping

Paratroopers walk from the Alzey drop zone after jumping

Paratroopers walk from the Alzey drop zone after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during the U.S. Army 5th Quartermaster Detachment's fourth annual Operation Toy Drop Dec. 13, 2012, in Alze... More

Paratroopers walk to the meeting point as fellow soldiers,

Paratroopers walk to the meeting point as fellow soldiers,

Paratroopers walk to the meeting point as fellow soldiers, airmen and partner nation jumpers make their final decent in support of the 5th Quartermaster’s Operation Toy Drop. The paratroopers jumped into the A... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Carducci, with the 16th

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Carducci, with the 16th

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Carducci, with the 16th Airlift Wing, discusses mission details of Operation Toy Drop with his crew aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldier... More

Pictured is the Operation Toy Drop 2013 information

Pictured is the Operation Toy Drop 2013 information

Pictured is the Operation Toy Drop 2013 information graphic.

Sgt. James Hagans, right, inspects a parachute log

Sgt. James Hagans, right, inspects a parachute log

Sgt. James Hagans, right, inspects a parachute log record book while Spc. Patrick Pelland looks on at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 20, 2012, in preparation for the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. ... More

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army

San Antonio children had the opportunity to play Army during the 341st Tactical Psychological Operations Company's Operation Toy Drop. Soldiers were able to raise toys and donate it to the Fisher House program

Dutch army Sgt. 1st Class Auke Meijer (left), a jumpmaster

Dutch army Sgt. 1st Class Auke Meijer (left), a jumpmaster

Dutch army Sgt. 1st Class Auke Meijer (left), a jumpmaster at the Dutch Defense Parachute School, Breda, Netherlands, and U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Handy, a jumpmaster of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychologica... More

U.S. soldiers wait for their raffle numbers to be called

U.S. soldiers wait for their raffle numbers to be called

U.S. soldiers wait for their raffle numbers to be called for chance to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Ope... More

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates

A U.S. soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division donates a toy during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for child... More

Willy Wellbrock, the master of ceremonies, addresses

Willy Wellbrock, the master of ceremonies, addresses

Willy Wellbrock, the master of ceremonies, addresses the audience during the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operatio... More

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap... More

An Italian army jumpmaster, left, practices commanding

An Italian army jumpmaster, left, practices commanding

An Italian army jumpmaster, left, practices commanding U.S. soldiers on static line airdrop procedures during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation ... More

U.S. soldiers cheer during an Operation Toy Drop 2012

U.S. soldiers cheer during an Operation Toy Drop 2012

U.S. soldiers cheer during an Operation Toy Drop 2012 raffle at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Paratroopers who won the raffle gained a seat aboard an aircraft to jump the next day. This was the 15th year for ... More

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains with U.S. Army jumpmasters assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Soldiers donated new toys in ... More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division line up with their toy donations in order to participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012. The year 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation To... More

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted

Soldiers bring in toys in hopes of earning a coveted seat for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The first phase of Toy Drop includes bringing in an unwrap... More

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy

German army jumpmasters participate in Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, during which toy donations were collected... More

U.S. Army soldiers rest while waiting for a raffle

U.S. Army soldiers rest while waiting for a raffle

U.S. Army soldiers rest while waiting for a raffle to begin during Operation Toy Drop Dec. 7, 2012 at Fort Bragg N.C. The year 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop which colle... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tom Travis, with

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tom Travis, with

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tom Travis, with the Army Special Operations Command flight detachment, volunteers during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Ran... More

Pictured are raffle tickets for an Operation Toy Drop

Pictured are raffle tickets for an Operation Toy Drop

Pictured are raffle tickets for an Operation Toy Drop 2012 raffle at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop collected toy donations for children and families in n... More

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers

A German army jumpmaster, right, instructs U.S. soldiers on exiting procedures for airborne jumps during Operation Toy Drop at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. This was the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memorial ... More

U.S. Army paratroopers donate toys as part of the 15th

U.S. Army paratroopers donate toys as part of the 15th

U.S. Army paratroopers donate toys as part of the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 7, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains

Uruguayan National Army 1st Sgt. Airton Pintos trains with U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division jumpmasters during the 15th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. The opera... More

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for

U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg donate toys for an opportunity to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012. 2012 marks the 15th year for the Randy Oler Memor... More

A paratrooper quickly snaps a picture with his camera

A paratrooper quickly snaps a picture with his camera

A paratrooper quickly snaps a picture with his camera phone prior to take off during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by a U.S. Army Reserve unit, The U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psy... More

Paratroopers jump onto Sicily Drop Zone for the 15th

Paratroopers jump onto Sicily Drop Zone for the 15th

Paratroopers jump onto Sicily Drop Zone for the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by a U.S Army Reserve unit, The U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), ... More

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft

U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012, during the 2012 Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. The operation is an annual event started at Fort Bragg in whic... More

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during

Paratroopers wait in the dark at Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Army Ai... More

Spectators watch U.S. Army paratrooper jump operations

Spectators watch U.S. Army paratrooper jump operations

Spectators watch U.S. Army paratrooper jump operations at the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012, during Operation Toy Drop 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to... More

Nashville recording artist Kristy Lee Cook is swept

Nashville recording artist Kristy Lee Cook is swept

Nashville recording artist Kristy Lee Cook is swept off her feet by 2nd Lt. Jake Freeman, a native of Suwanee, Ga., at Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Brag... More

U.S. Army paratroopers exit a drop zone after jumping

U.S. Army paratroopers exit a drop zone after jumping

U.S. Army paratroopers exit a drop zone after jumping from an aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. The soldiers donated new toys in exchange for the opportunity to jump wit... More

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