Military Support Activities

Images of military personnel assisting with food distribution and support operations, set in various locations including food banks and distribution sites.

Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs 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.
Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs 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.