Alaska Air National Guard 1st Lt. Robert Wasser, a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, prepares to take off from Bethel-Davis Regional Airport after transporting volunteers and gifts during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANG’s yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon


Alaska Air National Guard 1st Lt. Robert Wasser, a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, prepares to take off from Bethel-Davis Regional Airport after transporting volunteers and gifts during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANG’s yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.


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