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An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield Dec. 11 on it's way to Nanwalek to deliver Christmas gifts to the children of the village for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Oper... More

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan villages delivering gifts to Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek as a part of the 65th annual Operation Santa Claus. The Alaska National Guard UH-60 ... More

Maj. Zach Miller, a pilot with 1st Battalion, 207th

Maj. Zach Miller, a pilot with 1st Battalion, 207th

Maj. Zach Miller, a pilot with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, unloads gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 11. Operat... More

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet Guardsmen from the Alaska Army National Guard who delivered presents in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, during Operati... More

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, unloads gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec.... More

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes of gifts onto pallets for movement to a C-12 Huron aircraft Nov. 30, where they will be trasnfered for delivery to rural Alaskan communities for Operation Sant... More

Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black

Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black

Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Crew Chief, serves as an elf to deliver packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. The Alaska National Guard brings joy ... More

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Kurt Miller, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, unloads gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec.... More

Senior Master Sgt. Saroya Porche, the training manager

Senior Master Sgt. Saroya Porche, the training manager

Senior Master Sgt. Saroya Porche, the training manager for the 176th Force Support Flight, helps wrap gifts Nov. 17 for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual commu... More

Sgt. Caleb Henry, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black

Sgt. Caleb Henry, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black

Sgt. Caleb Henry, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Crew Chief, serves as an elf to deliver packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. The Alaska National Guard brings joy to... More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, sits on a runway in the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, after transporting presents during Operation Santa Claus,... More

Jenni Ragland (second from left), the service extension

Jenni Ragland (second from left), the service extension

Jenni Ragland (second from left), the service extension director for the Salvation Army, Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., the command senior enlisted leader for the Alaska National Guard, and his family ... More

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of gifts onto a C-12 Huron aircraft Nov. 30, which will deliver the gifts to rural Alaskan communities for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is ... More

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment,

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment,

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, unload gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 11. Operation Santa Claus is... More

Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., the command

Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., the command

Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., the command senior enlisted leader for the Alaska National Guard, helps wrap gifts Nov. 17 for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Gua... More

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of

Alaska Army National Guard members transfer boxes of gifts onto a C-12 Huron aircraft Nov. 30, which will deliver the gifts to rural Alaskan communities for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is ... More

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. Unit members from Fairbanks ensured the logistics of the packages to the UH-60 B... More

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brings joy to remote Alaskan villages delivering gifts to Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek as a part of the 65th annual Operation Santa Claus. Community members of Birch Creek... More

Candis Olmstead, the Alaska National Guard's project

Candis Olmstead, the Alaska National Guard's project

Candis Olmstead, the Alaska National Guard's project officer for Operation Santa Claus 2020, helps wrap gifts Nov. 17 for delivery to children in rural Alaska. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard ... More

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes

Alaska Army National Guard members help pack boxes of gifts onto pallets for movement to a C-12 Huron aircraft Nov. 30, where they will be trasnfered for delivery to rural Alaskan communities for Operation Sant... More

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet

Residents of the village of Nanwalek, Alaska, greet Guardsmen from the Alaska Army National Guard who delivered presents in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, during Operati... More

Jenni Ragland, the service extension director for the

Jenni Ragland, the service extension director for the

Jenni Ragland, the service extension director for the Salvation Army, helps with gift wrapping and packing Nov. 17 for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual commun... More

An Alaska Air National Guard C-12 Huron departs from

An Alaska Air National Guard C-12 Huron departs from

An Alaska Air National Guard C-12 Huron departs from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 30 carrying gifts for rural Alaskan communities for Operation Santa Claus 2020. The C-12 will land at Fairbanks Internat... More

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered

The Alaska National Guard served as elves and delivered packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. Unit members from Fairbanks ensured the logistics of the packages to the UH-60 B... More

The Alaska National Guard brought joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brought joy to remote Alaskan

The Alaska National Guard brought joy to remote Alaskan villages delivering gifts to Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek as a part of the 65th annual Operation Santa Claus. Members of the Birch Creek Comm... More

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield Dec. 11 on it's way to Nanwalek to deliver Christmas gifts to the children of the village for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Oper... More

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