Here is the new 2014 Operation Toy Drop Public Service Announcement.  It will give the paratroopers information on how to donate a toy.

(video provided by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Public Affairs Office)

 Operation Toy Drop 2014

The 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop

We are less than a month away from not only the biggest combined airborne operation in the world but also one of the biggest toy collection operations in the Carolina region.

Here are the dates for the 2014 Operation Toy Drop.

December 5th is lottery day.  500 seats will be chosen through a lottery type format.  Doors will open at 0800 at Green Ramp.  At the same time, an airborne operation will be conducted at Sicily Drop Zone.

December 6th is the lottery jump at Sicily Drop zone.  The first time on target is scheduled at 0730.  We will have toy collection boxes at the drop zone if you choose to bring a toy.  Remember to dress warm, it might get a little chilly.

For more information on Toy Drop you can visit us on Facebook @operationtoydrop.

Operation Toy Drop PSA

Doors open at 0800. Lines traditionally start before sunrise.

ATTN:Paratroopers Don't have a hard seat? Want to give back to your community and have the chance to earn your foreign jump wings?

 Be at Green Ramp Friday December 6, 2013, a new unwrapped toy, your ACH and dog tags.

You must be on Hazardous Duty Orders.

Check out this great video made by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Public Affairs Office. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura)

Post by Operation Toy Drop.

Less than two weeks away

Toy Drop is less than two weeks away.  Doors at green ramp will open at around 0800.  Remember to wear something warm.  We will have warming tents provided by the USACAPOC(A) Family Readiness Group and the USO will be there as well.  We have confirmation that players, cheerleaders and Sir-Purr from the Carolina Panthers will be there for lottery day.  Remember this event is all about putting smiles on children during this holiday season.  We will see you at green ramp!

Nine countries confirmed

It is that time of the year again.  Operation Toy Drop in its 16th year.  Here are the countries that will join us.  Italy, Latvia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Poland and Germany.   We are looking forward to a great operation and more importantly the opportunity for all kids to have a smile on their face during the holidays.

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“Dieci minuti! Preparare!”

Story by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite

“Dieci minuti! Preparare!” These Italian commands meaning “ten minutes” and “get ready,” were heard echoed throughout an aircraft hangar in Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C. as foreign jumpmasters from around the world rehearsed airborne procedures alongside U.S. Army jumpmasters Dec. 5, 2012. 

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, a jumpmaster of the
 U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command
(Airborne), an Army Reserve unit at Fort Bragg, N.C., briefs jumpmasters
from around the world inside a hangar at Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg,
N.C. on Dec. 5, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)



The rehearsals are part of a week long project, coordinated by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg.

The project, the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, is an annual event where Fort Bragg and other communities collect and donate toys to children and social service agencies in need during the holidays.

Although the event was created to help the local community and those in need, it also provides U.S. paratroopers a chance to earn foreign jump wings by conducting airborne operations with foreign jumpmasters.

Jumpmasters – expert parachutists – from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Uruguay are some of those foreign jumpmasters that will be collaborating in the largest multinational airborne operation in the world slated for Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 on Fort Bragg.
“It is great to be here,” said Dutch army Sgt. 1st Class Sander Middag, a jumpmaster of the Dutch Defense Parachute School in Breda, Netherlands.

“It is an excellent initiative,” said Chilean army Lt. Col. Aquiles Gloffka about the uniqueness of the event.

Both Middag and Gloffka are two of more than 30 jumpmasters participating in this year’s event.

During joint and combined operations like this, foreign jumpmasters are able to learn and observe some of the differences between the other countries.

“Many of the parachute drills are very similar,” explained Middag. But unlike the U.S., the Dutch parachute school provides jumpmaster support to units throughout Holland since individual airborne units don’t have their own jumpmasters like the U.S. does.

For Gloffka, what was most captivating for him was seeing the U.S. Army’s involvement within the community.

“One of the good things the U.S. Army does is it helps the community a lot,” explained Gloffka. “We should imitate that in Chile.”

This year, according to their website, Operation Toy Drop hopes to collect and distribute more than the 20,000 toys collected last year.

“They are good people – good discipline, and very experienced,” explained Middag. “And I look forward to coming again next year.”dy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, is an annual event where Fort Bragg and other communities collect and donate toys to children and social service agencies in need during the holidays.

Although the event was created to help the local community and those in need, it also provides U.S. paratroopers a chance to earn foreign jump wings by conducting airborne operations with foreign jumpmasters.

Jumpmasters – expert parachutists – from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Uruguay are some of those foreign jumpmasters that will be collaborating in the largest multinational airborne operation in the world slated for Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 on Fort Bragg.

“It is great to be here,” said Dutch army Sgt. 1st Class Sander Middag, a jumpmaster of the Dutch Defense Parachute School in Breda, Netherlands.

“It is an excellent initiative,” said Chilean army Lt. Col. Aquiles Gloffka about the uniqueness of the event.

Both Middag and Gloffka are two of more than 30 jumpmasters participating in this year’s event.
During joint and combined operations like this, foreign jumpmasters are able to learn and observe some of the differences between the other countries.

“Many of the parachute drills are very similar,” explained Middag. But unlike the U.S., the Dutch parachute school provides jumpmaster support to units throughout Holland since individual airborne units don’t have their own jumpmasters like the U.S. does.



For Gloffka, what was most captivating for him was seeing the U.S. Army’s involvement within the community.

“One of the good things the U.S. Army does is it helps the community a lot,” explained Gloffka. “We should imitate that in Chile.”



This year, according to their website, Operation Toy Drop hopes to collect and distribute more than the 20,000 toys collected last year.



“They are good people – good discipline, and very experienced,” explained Middag. “And I look forward to coming again next year.”