Operations Santa Claus Brings Holiday Cheer
Saturday, December 14, 2024
By Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey, 168th Wing November 29, 2024 CIRCLE, Alaska — Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and Salvation Army volunteers boarded a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus Nov. 6, 2024, to deliver gifts to the remote village of Circle along the Yukon River. The event was one of three deliveries this year as the Alaska Guard and the Salvation Army work to bring Santa’s magic to the farthest corners of Alaska. “In the 13 years I’ve been with the Yukon Flats school district, I’ve never seen more enthusiasm in the kids,” said John... Read more →