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Pandemic prompts Alaska National Guard to scale back Operation Santa Claus December 15, 2020 Soldiers unload gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska, during Operation Santa Claus, on Dec. 11, 2020. (Edward Eagerton/U.S. Army National Guard via AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a tiny speck of a frozen runway on the north bank of the Yukon River, nearly a hundred miles northwest of Fairbanks, Christmas was delivered in a most unusual way. An Alaska National Guard helicopter d...

COVID-19 pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska This years edition of Operation Santa Claus didnt have the pomp and grandeur of previous incarnations, but the mission of delivering gifts to Alaska villages was completed with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Social Sharing The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 15, 2020 11:57 AM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020 Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., command senior enlisted leader of the Alaska National Guard, left, M...

Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska by Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press Posted Dec 15, 2020 1:20 am EDT Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 1:26 am EDT In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield, Dec. 11, 2020, on its way to Nanwalek, Alaska, to deliver Christmas gifts to the children of the village for Operation Santa Claus 2020. The Alaska National Guard and the Salvation Army were able to provide and deliver...

Pandemic forces National Guard to scale back Christmas tradition in rural Alaska Published December 15, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article On a tiny speck of a frozen runway on the north bank of the Yukon River, nearly a hundred miles northwest of Fairbanks, Christmas was delivered in a most unusual way. An Alaska National Guard helicopter descended through a rotor-whipped cloud of snow in Stevens Village, a tiny community of about 30 people. Townspeople rushed to the airstrip on their ...

Mark Thiessen Makayla Hinkley, daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the Alaska National Guard, wraps a gift in Anchorage, Alaska, that will be sent to a child in one of three rural Alaska villages, on Nov. 17, 2020. The Alaska National Guard and the Salvation Army were able to provide and deliver gifts for the programs 65th year, but had to scale back distribution parties that are normally held in the villages because of COVID-19. (AP...

Pandemic Prompts Scaled Back National Guard Christmas Tradition in Alaska In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, unload gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska, during Operation Santa Claus, on Dec. 11, 2020. (Edward Eagerton/U.S. Army National Guard via AP) 15 Dec 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a tiny speck of a frozen runway on the north bank of the Yukon River, nearly a hundred miles northwest of Fairbanks,...

COVID-19, Border Wall & Economic Stall: How Have Trumps Domestic Politics Fared in His Four Years? CHERISS MAY Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202012151081442222-covid-19-border-wall--economic-stall-how-have-trumps-domestic-politics-fared-in-his-four-years/ No stranger to controversy, US President Donald Trump’s first term in office has been riddled with contentious domestic issues, including his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonexistent health care repla...

The five men and two women were among the 414 recruits who completed seven and a half weeks of training. Assigned to the 320th Training Squadron, their training began Oct. 20. The new Space Professionals are: Amy Biggers, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Giahna Brown, Woodbridge, Virginia; Delvano Brown, Gaithersburg, Maryland; Benjamin Nevoraski, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Shane Brown, Elijah Engelby, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Nathan Ramage, Falcon, Colorado. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M...

10 Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, toured Dover Air Force Base Dec. 7-9, 2020, experiencing firsthand how Team Dover trains multi-capable, innovative Airmen and supports future aviation and Air Force leaders. “The top lift (priority) is developing the force,” said Kruzelnick. “Our best comparative advantage over our enemy is you. We need to invest in you and your family to make sur...

Listen • 2:03 From left to right: Amy Biggers, Virginia Beach, VA; Nathan Ramage ofFalcon, CO; Delvano Brown of Gaithersburg, MD; Shane Brown of Colorado Springs, CO; Giahna Brown of Woodbridge, VA; Elijah Engelby, Colorado Springs, CO; Benjamin Nevoraski of Virginia Beach, VA
 
 The nearly one-year-old Space Force graduated its first seven enlistees on Thursday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. They graduated alongside more than 700 regular Airmen, reciting the...