JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holidays, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of delights to children during Operation Santa Claus. In its 63rd year, two small Native villages along the Kuskokwim River in Western Alaska were selected for a visit this […]
As a part of Toys for Tots program, U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, visited several villages in Alaska this Christmas season between December 8th and December 15th. The Delta Company Marines traveled to hubs serving various villages via aircraft provided by the Alaska National Guard’s 144 Airlift Squadron, then traveled by snow […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — There’s something indispensable about returning to your roots, like an intrinsic yearning that needs to be filled. And who knows yearning better than children awaiting Christmas? Operation Santa Claus answered that calling when its volunteers and partners delivered gifts, fresh fruit, school supplies and Santa Claus to more than 250 […]
The list has been made and checked twice…no, we’re not talking about Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his list of who’s been naughty or nice. It’s the dedicated men and women of Alaskan NORAD Region that have made the vital preparations necessary to help keep Santa safe on his journey around the world this Christmas. […]