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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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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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Operation Santa Claus 2009: St. George Island

Naomi Philemonof and son Esaias, age 1, relax on the bleachers at St. George School during a performance by the Air Force Band of the Pacific. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Callahan.
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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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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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