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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Santa and Mrs. Santa greet excited schoolchildren gathered in the gymnasium at Gambell Public School on Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers on Dec. 16, 2009 as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Brig. Gen. Randy Banez, assistant adjutant general for the Alaska Army National Guard, speaks to schoolchildren at Gambell Public School on Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Brig. Gen. Randy Banez (right), assistant adjutant general for the Alaska Army National Guard, prepares short remarks for schoolchildren at Gambell Public School with help from Jan Meyers, the Alaska National Guard's state family programs director. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers on Dec. 16, 2009 as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Trumpeter David Tollerud, a member of the Salvation Army Band, plays for assembled Gambell residents in the gymnasium of Gambell Public School on Dec. 16, 2009. The Salvation Army is a major supporter of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Gambell resident Merle Kaningok, an employee of the Gambell Public School, hauls a load of toys and Christmas goodies away from an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 transport aircraft. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Gambell resident Veronica James gives Santa a lift from his "sleigh" -- an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 transport aircraft -- to the Gambell Public School. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Gambell resident Betsy Katongan whisks Mrs. Santa by an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 transport aircraft on their way to the Gambell Public School. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Rich Owens, owner of the Alaska Tastee-Freez restaurant in Anchorage and a long-time supporter of military programs in Alaska, helps offload a 176th Wing HC-130 in the village of Gambell on Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were there as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. Operation Santa Claus is a 53-year program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Gambell resident Gerry Koonooka Sr. waits with the rest of the Operation Santa Claus reception committee for the offloading of an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 aircraft Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009. Operation Santa Claus is a 53-year program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.

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Bicycles to Afghanistan

Alaska Air National Guardsman Master Sgt. Jon Molt keeps on eye on the pallet of bicycles as Master Sgt. William Yudiskas drives the forklift and as Master Sgt. Stephen Gordon directs the pallet toward the ramp of a C-130 Hercules on December 8, 2009. The Guardsmen are from the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska. The twenty-three refurbished bikes will be airlifted by the Alaska Air National Guard?s144th Airlift Squadron, to Afghanistan to be given to disadvantaged children. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)

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Bicycles to Afghanistan

(Left to right) Alaska Air Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Woody Miller, Senior Airman John Darnall, Senior Airman Ryan Pierce and Tech. Sgt. Summer Rehak from the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron pulls a top net over a pallet of refurbished bicycles on December 6, 2009. The bikes will be airlifted by the Alaska Air National Guard?s144th Airlift Squadron, to Afghanistan to be given to disadvantaged children. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)

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Bicycles to Afghanistan

Alaska Air Guardsman Master Sgt. Tess Walsh hands Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Martin a bicycle from the truck bed on December 5, 2009. Walsh and Martin are from the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska. The bicycle and twenty-two other refurbished bikes will be airlifted by the Alaska Air National Guard?s144th Airlift Squadron, to Afghanistan to be given to disadvantaged children. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)

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Bicycles to Afghanistan

Adam Cosic watches as Henry Crankshaw hands Alaska Air Guardsman Lt. Col. David Glick a bicycle to load onto the truck bed on December 5, 2009. Cosic and Crankshaw are volunteers at Off the Chain, a bicycle collective, in Anchorage, Alaska. Glick is a pilot with the 144th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard. The bicycle and twenty-two other refurbished bikes will be airlifted to Afghanistan to be given to disadvantaged children. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)

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Arctic Rescue Pavehawk Style

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- The flight engineer with the 210th Rescue Squadron prepares for a simulated hoist extraction during a nighttime training flight on an HH-60G Pavehawk Nov. 5. Kulis Air National Guard rescue squadrons conduct training missions five days a week around the Alaska airspace. Most rescue training operations occur during the nighttime hours which help guardsmen become more efficient and increase survivability in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

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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)

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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)

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Arctic Rescue Pavehawk Style

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska ? Kulis guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron work alongside a chief of standardization/evaluation from Pacific Air Forces Headquarters while practicing air refueling training Nov. 4. Kulis rescue squadrons conduct training missions five days a week around the Alaska airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

KBRJ's morning disk jocky DeAnna hauls a load of Christmas gifts for the kids at the St. George School. DeAnna volunteered to travel to St. George to serve as master of ceremonies for the Operation Santa Claus visit. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.

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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.

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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.

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