Arctic Rescue Pavehawk Style

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska --Lt. Col. William Sullivan prepares for night time training operations in an HH-60G Pavehawk before takeoff Nov. 5. Most rescue training operations occur during the nighttime hours which help guardsmen become more efficient and increase survivability in combat. Sullivan is the chief of standardization/evaluation from Pacific Air Forces Headquarters Hickam AFB, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

Arctic Rescue Pavehawk Style

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- An HH-60G Pavehawk from Kulis Air National Guard Base is used to perform rescue training operations Nov. 4. The Pavehawk crew usually consists of a four-man crew, two pilots, a gunner and the flight engineer and occasionally with two pararescuers. Kulis ANG rescue squadrons conduct training missions five days a week around the Alaska airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

Till Lekanof, age 1, gets a spoonful of ice cream from Grandpa Ted while his mother, Chelsea, looks on. The ice cream was donated by the Tastee-Freez restaurant in Anchorage, which has a long history of supporting Operation Santa Claus and other military programs in Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.

Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

Cordell Merculief, 4, enjoys a rare taste of self-serve ice cream during an Operation Santa Claus visit Nov. 7. The ice cream was donated by the Tastee-Freez restaurant in Anchorage, which has a long history of supporting Operation Santa Claus and other military programs in Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.

Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

Staff Sgt. Jeff Dahlseng, a trombonist with the Northern Light Brass section of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, performs for St. George residents as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.

Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

St. George resident Till Lekanof, age 1, gets some personal attention from Santa and Mrs. Santa during an Operation Santa Claus mission on Nov. 7, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.