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211213-Z-IG207-10012

Two hundred sixety-one gift packages are unloaded from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Buckland, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 14, 2021. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund)

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211213-Z-IG207-10025

Alaka Army Natiolal Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter is towed into a hangar at Nome Dec. 14, 2021 after successful gift delivery to Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund/Released).

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211213-Z-IG207-10013

Residents team up with Alaska Army National Guard soldiers to unload two hundred sixety-one gift packages from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Buckland, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 14, 2021. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund)

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211213-Z-IG207-10016

Sgt. Craig Lyons, crewchief, Alaska Army National Guard, B Company, 2-211 General Suppor Aviation Battalion, helps unload two hundred sixety-one gift packagesfrom a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Buckland, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 14, 2021. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund)

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211213-Z-IG207-10011

Gifts are unloaded from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Buckland, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 14, 2021. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund)

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211213-Z-IG207-1001

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ross Wise and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Seth Dibble, Alaka Army Natiolal Guard, B Company, 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion, help load pallets of gifts Dec. 13, 2021 at Nome onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation for delivery to Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund/Released).

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211213-Z-IG207-10024

Chief Warrent Officer 3 Ross Wise, pilot, Alaska Army National Guard, B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, flies a CH-47 Chinook helicopter loaded with pallets of Christmas gifts to the children of Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. The gifts were delivered to Nome on an HC-130J Combat King II, transferred to the helicopter and flow the rest of the way to be offloaded by Alaska Army National Guard aircrew. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 65th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund/Released).

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Op Santa 2021

Capt. Trevor Bunkers, left, and Maj. Brandon Burns, right, both pilots assigned to 211th Rescue Squadron fly an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft en route to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska from Nome, Dec. 2, 2021. Arctic Guardians of 176th Wing helped transport gifts to Bethel and Nome for further delivery to the villages of Chevak and Buckland, respectively, for Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso/Released).

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Op Santa 2021

Members for the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unload pallets of gifts from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Nome, Alaska, before they are loaded onto an CH-47 Chinook helicopter for further delivery to Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso/Released).

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Op Santa 2021

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Randell Andrew, an armory attendant in Bethel assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, forklifts pallets of gifts from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Bethel, Alaska, before they are loaded onto an UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter for further delivery to Chevak as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso/Released).

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Op Santa 2021

Sgt. Randell Andrew, an armory attendant in Bethel assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Cashman, loadmaster assigned to 211th Rescue Squadron, unload pallets of gifts from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Bethel, Alaska, before they are loaded onto an UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter for further delivery to Chevak as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso/Released).

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Op Santa 2021

Members of the 176th Air Defense Squadron load onto an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to help transport gifts to Bethel and Nome for further delivery to the villages of Chevak and Buckland, respectively, for Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 66th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso/Released).

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Pratt assumes command chief responsibilities for 176th Wing

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Command Chief Master Sgt. Peter Pratt, 176th Wing command chief, explains wing goals to the crowd during his assumption of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska., Nov. 7, 2021. As the 176th Wing command chief, Pratt represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the wing and will serve as Stratton’s adviser for all matters influencing the health, morale, and readiness of personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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Pratt assumes command chief responsibilities for 176th Wing

Brig. Gen. Tony Stratton (left), 176th Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Peter Pratt (right), 176th Wing command chief, exchange salutes to during an assumption of responsibility ceremony recognizing Pratt as the new 176th Wing command chief at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 7, 2021. As the 176th Wing command chief, Pratt represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the wing and will serve as Stratton’s adviser for all matters influencing the health, morale and readiness of personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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Pratt assumes command chief responsibilities for 176th Wing

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Command Chief Master Sgt. Peter Pratt (right) , 176th Wing command chief, addresses the crowd during his assumption of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 7, 2021. As the 176th Wing command chief, Pratt represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the wing and will serve as Stratton’s adviser for all matters influencing the health, morale, and readiness of personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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Pratt assumes command chief responsibilities for 176th Wing

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Brig. Gen. Tony Stratton, 176th Wing commander, addresses the crowd during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 7, 2021. As the 176th Wing command chief, Williams represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the wing and will serve as Stratton’s adviser for all matters influencing the health, morale, and readiness of personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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Pratt assumes command chief responsibilities for 176th Wing

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Brig. Gen. Tony Stratton (left) , 176th Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Peter Pratt (right) , 176th Wing command chief, pose for a photo during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK., Nov. 7, 2021. As the 176th Wing command chief, Pratt represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the wing and will serve as Stratton’s adviser for all matters influencing the health, morale, and readiness of personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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210121-F-SV928-0962

Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska January 21, 2021. This practice helped prepare members of the unit to execute future rescue missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett/Released).

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210121-F-SV928-0397

Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska January 21, 2021. This practice helped prepare members of the unit to execute future rescue missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett/Released).

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210121-F-SV928-0253

Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska January 21, 2021. This practice helped prepare members of the unit to execute future rescue missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett/Released).

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