 
Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
Two components of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific -- the Arctic Sax Quartet and the Northern Lights Brass -- visited St. George Island on Nov. 7 as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. The musicians filled the St. George School auditorium with a variety of popular Christmas melodies. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Posted: 11/11/2009
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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.
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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.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Jake Lestenkoff, former adjutant general for the Alaska Air National Guard, addresses the crowd in the St. George School. It was a homecoming for Lestenkoff, who was born on St. George. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
Tech. Sgt. Mike Van Arsdale, a member of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, plays a Christmas tune at St. George School on Nov. 7, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
The Arctic Sax Quartet, part of the Air Force Band of the Pacific, performs at the St. George School on Nov. 7, 2009. In the foreground is Master Sgt. Brian Jenner on baritone sax; behind him are Tech. Sgt. Mike Van Arsdale (left) on tenor sax, and Master Sgt. Lon Throop on alto sax. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
Santa and Mrs. Santa disembark at the St. George airstrip on Nov. 7, 2009. A close partnership between the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron and the U.S. Air Force's 517 Airlift Squadron made possible the first use of a C-17 Globemaster III in the 53-year history of Operation Santa Claus. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
Brig. Gen. Thomas Katkus, then the acting adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, stacks groceries in a pickup truck for transport to the St. George School. Gen. Katkus was named the Alaska National Guard's adjutant general three days later. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island
MSgt. Ron Larsen, a pianist with the Elmendorf-based Air Force Band of the Pacific, hauls gear off the C-17 that transported the band members and Operation Santa Claus volunteers to St. George. Assisting him as roadie is Lt. Col. Richard Cavens, wing chaplain for the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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Kulis's Pavehawk Training Mission
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Mark Leahy takes video footage of a HH-60G Pavehawk performing training missions in Alaska Nov. 4. The Kulis Air National Guard rescue squadrons conduct training sorties five days a week around the Alaska airspace. Leahy is a videographer with the 3rd Wing Public Affairs office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)
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Posted: 11/9/2009
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Para Rescuemen do tandem jump
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska -- 1st Lt. John Romspert and Senior Airman Don Lacy wrap up their landing and gear after a tandem jump during pararescuemen training at Malamute drop zone Oct. 21. Being one to pack parachutes for pararescuemen, Lacy wanted to experience how the parachute worked in action. Romspert is a combat rescue pilot with the 212th Rescue Squadron and Lacy is an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 176 Operational Support Flight both at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)
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Posted: 10/29/2009
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Para Rescuemen do tandem jump
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska -- 1st Lt. John Romspert pilots a tandem jump with passenger Senior Airman Don Lacy during a pararescuemen training jump at the Malamute drop zone Oct. 21. With few people qualified to do tandem jumps, only five-to-10 tandem training jumps occur each year. Romspert is a combat rescue pilot with the 212th Rescue Squadron and Lacy is an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 176 Operational Support Flight both at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)
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Posted: 10/29/2009
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