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Santa greets USAF Airmen returning home from a deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of OPERATION DESERT FOX, upon their return to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. The AIRMAN arrived at McGuire AFB Christmas Eve in time to spend the holiday with their families

USAF STAFF Sergeant David Baird, 305th Missile Maintenance Squadron is greeted by is wife Kris and baby upon his return to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. SSGT Baird is returning from a deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation DESERT FOX

Santa listens as a child whispers her Christmas wish list during Operation Christmas at the Norfolk Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) Armory. Operation Christmas is organized by Operation Home front, a member of America Supports You. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mandy McLaurin) (Released)

CMSGT of the Air Force A. L. "Bud" Andrews, dressed as Santa Claus, listens to four-year-old Brian J. Hatlelid tell him what he wants for Christmas. Brian's father, Joseph M., is a captain and pilot with the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Rhein-Main Air Base

Santa's helper, also known as US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason, a boom operator with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), fuels an F-15C Eagle from a KC-10A Extender tanker on Christmas Day, in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

Santa roars in on a red fire engine to meet his guest during Operation Christmas at the Norfolk Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) Armory. Operation Christmas is organized by Operation Home front, a member of America Supports You. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mandy McLaurin) (Released)

Two-year old Sebastian Cobb, son of U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Joseph Cobb from the 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, talks to Santa Claus about his Christmas wish list at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., on Dec. 16, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by Kemberly Groue, CIV) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Pickard, Disaster Preparedness Assistant, Virginia Air National Guard (VAANG), 203rd RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers) Flight, plays Santa Clause for Guardsmen and their children at a Welcome Home party for members returning from six month deployment to Iraq

US Army Sergeant First Class Jimmie Sutterfield, Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McPherson, Georgia, plays Santa Claus and listens to the Christmas request of a young lady at the Fort Gillem, GA, Christmas Tree Lighting

Joshua Baird, the son USAF STAFF Sergeant David Baird, 305th Missile Maintenance Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey tell Santa his Christmas wish. Santa was on hand to greet USAF personnel returning home to McGuire AFB, New Jersey after a deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation DESERT FOX

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOX

Base: Mcguire Air Force Base

State: New Jersey (NJ)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann Civilian

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas or Father Christmas, is a legendary figure who is said to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve. The modern version of Santa Claus is based on a number of historical and cultural influences, including the Dutch legend of Sinterklaas, British and American Christmas traditions, and the Christian bishop Saint Nicholas. The figure of Santa Claus as we know him today - a jolly, plump man with a white beard, red suit, and black boots - was popularized in the 19th century through the work of various writers and artists, including Clement Clarke Moore and Thomas Nast. Today, Santa Claus is a beloved symbol of the holiday season, and continues to be a source of joy and excitement for children and adults alike.

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Light enhanced photography fish-eye lens view show an unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) firing a.50 caliber M2HB machine gun mounted atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), during training conducted at the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ), during Exercise PHOENIX READINESS 2002

SENIOR AIRMAN Johnson of the 375th Maintenance Squadron checks the voltage from the underside of the C-9 Nightingale aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Michael Maroney, a Pararescueman assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) gives candy to local children in the town of Machanga, Mozambique, where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. USAF personnel are deployed here in support of Operation ATLAS RESPONSE, a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

USAF MASTER Sergeant Steven Meyer a Loadmaster with the 821st Mobility Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey checks the tie down chains inside the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft before the aircraft deploys to Southwest Asia, in support of operation DESERT FOX

After the door was successfully removed from its hinges, allowing the Security Police inside the bay, they rush to the side of the only living "victim", SENIOR AIRMAN John Whitman from the 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron (MXS). The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems

USAF personnel assigned to the 8TH Services Squadron, Kunsan AB, Korea don their chemical protective gear and take cover during an exercise at Kunsan AB, Korea

Artwork: Portrait of Sergeant Cecil Overmyer, 308th Missile Maintenance Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, selected as one of 1984's Outstanding Airmen. Artist: MASTER Sergeant Larrie Jenkins, US Air Force

Personnel from the 5th Combat Comm. Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia assemble a tent to house the deployed USAF personnel at a Jordanian Air Field for the upcoming Air Power Expeditionary Force Operation, a joint operation between Jordan and the United States

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Marier, 340th Expeditionary

A US Marine helicopter, CH-46 "Sea Knight" flies about fifty feet over the runway at Mogadishu Airport. USAF personnel from the 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope AFB, North Carolina (not shown), work with the Marines and the Navy to medivac patients from shore to the medical unit aboard the Amphibious Warfare ship USS TRIPOLI, seen in the distance off the Somalia coast. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

The burning crash site of a C-141 from the 702nd Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB. 18 crew members and passengers perished. PHOTO recently obtained by an unknown English source

Cradle made by Charlie McGuire (tenant purchase borrower) and two of his children. Pike County, Alabama

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