Operation Cookie Drop

Stacey Pauly (Left), wife of Col. Thomas Pauly, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, and Anji Klein (Center), wife of Col. John Klein Jr., 60th AMW commander, pose for a photo with Fred Zaragoza, Travis Air Force Base liaison to Travis Federal Credit Union, Dec. 7, 2016 outside the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s ‘Operation Cookie Drop’ by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. Pauly and Klein helped organize the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Dowlearn)

Operation Cookie Drop

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Jenkins, 60th Mission Support Group, and Ida Aquilina, prepare trays of freshly baked cookies for distribution during Operation Cookie Drop at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s event by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Tech. Sgt. Reginald Pascua (Left), and Airman 1st Class Mohammad Javad (Right), both members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron, separate cookies inside the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016, before they are boxed up and gift wrapped for delivery to Airmen across Travis. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s ‘Operation Cookie Drop’ by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies. A combination of service and family members, retirees and local citizens made this year’s event a success. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Ida Aqulina and her husband, retired U.S. Navy Commander Fred Aquilina, sort and box cookies during Operation Cookie Drop at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016. The couple has supported the annual event since 2005 and joined hundreds of volunteers this year. Volunteers helped bake, sort, package and deliver thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Several volunteers separate cookies into individual gift boxes inside the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during Operation Cookie Drop Dec. 7, 2016. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s event by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

A constant flow of cookies streamed through the door of the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016 during Operation Cookie Drop. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s event by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Amy Marcum prepares gift boxes of cookies for delivery inside the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016 during Operation Cookie Drop. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s event by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Tech. Sgt. Kristen Thomas and Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Rico, 60th Security Forces Squadron, prepare to transport thousands of cookies to Security Forces Airmen at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016 during Operation Cookie Drop. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s event by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Airmen all across Travis. (U.S. Air Force Photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Operation Cookie Drop

Published Dec. 12, 2016
By T.C. Perkins
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Stacey Pauly (Left), wife of Col. Thomas Pauly, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, and Anji Klein (Center), wife of Col. John Klein Jr., 60th AMW commander, pose for a photo with Fred Zaragoza, Travis Air Force Base liaison to Travis Federal Credit Union, Dec. 7, 2016 outside the First Street Chapel at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s ‘Operation Cookie Drop’ by baking, sorting, packaging and delivering thousands of cookies to Travis Airmen. Pauly and Klein helped organize the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Dowlearn)