I always try & do something special at Christmas. I ain't no Jack Cook, but I try to do good.
A few from our Military in past times at Christmas.All images are from the USFG.
A U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky HNS-1 with a special christmas paint scheme at Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, New York (USA). Date circa 1948
Willys MA with Santa at Camp Lee, Virginia, Quartermaster Replacement Center, Christmas 1941.
Pacific Ocean (Oct. 24, 2005) - Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Andrew Puetz, assigned to “Black Ravens†of Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Five (VAQ-135), stencils a winter holiday-themed tail marking on the vertical stabilizer of an EA-6B Prowler in the hangar bay aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
A U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1E helicopter from Marine light helicopter squadron HML-167 Warriors with a special Christmas paint in flight over Marble Mountain in Vietnam on Christmas Day, 1970.
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (December 25, 2009) Lt. Jon Sunderland dresses in a Santa suite while directing aircraft operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Christmas Day. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the region. Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United Statesà commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.
At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Dec. 21, 2002 -- An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31) launches from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). In keeping with the holidays, the Tomcat displays the squadron logo Felix the Cat in a Santa's hat, painted on the vertical stabilizers. Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch.
The pilot of a C-47 cargo transport crash lands safely after having dropped supplies to elements of the 101st Airborne Division which has successfully repulsed all attempts to capture the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium. 30 Dec 1944.
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 3, 2011) Santa Clause flies in on an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 10 during the HS-10 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 children's Christmas party sponsored by the First Class Petty Officer Associations from both commands.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVS-) off Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in December 1961. The destroyer in the center background is USS Robinson (DD-562). Crewmen on the deck are spelling out "Merry Christmas" in Dutch.
Santa Claus nose art painted on a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 374th Airlift Wing commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Christmas air drops to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Crews from the 345th and 21st Airlift Squadrons are assigned to fly the C-130 for the Christmas Drop '92 missions. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands. Nose art reads "40th Anniversary 1952 - 1992." Date 1 December 1992
A McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II of fighter squadron VF-111 Sundowners, Attack Carrier Air Wing Fifeteen (CVW-15), being launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) on Christmas 1971 by a catapult officer dressed up as "Santa Claus". The Coral Sea was on a deployment to Vietnam from 12 Nov 1971 to 17 Jul 1972. The F-4B is armed with AIM-9D Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air-missiles.
Last Volley is fired over graves of fighting men who died in the assault and capture of Peleliu during the dedication ceremonies at the Armed Forces Cemetery. December 27, 1944.
anta Clause (Capt. Mike d'Albertis, 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron) and Staff Sgt. Tony Thompson, loadmaster with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, watch as a Christmas Drop container is parachuted toward its destination. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season. Date 14 December 1990 .
Virginia Beach, Va. (Dec. 4, 2004) – An F-14B Tomcat, assigned to the “Red Rippers†of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11), wears a special holiday paintjob on it’s vertical stabilizers during the squadron’s family holiday party on board Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.
lervaux, Belgium (Dec. 15, 2004) - Soldiers, Sailors and World War II veterans remember those killed in action during the “Battle of the Bulge†at a wreath laying ceremony at the American GI Statue honoring the Liberation of Clervaux, Belgium. Events serve to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the German offensive action in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg, where American forces suffered some of its largest casualties during WWII. U.S.
Santa Claus and other volunteers exit a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 Dec. 16, 2009, at the village of the Havasupai, a Native American tribe living on the floor of the Grand Canyon. During the event, Santa handed out several gifts from Toys for Tots to the children of the village. The previous day, three Sea Knights made several trips into the canyon, each time dropping off loads of toys and food to the tribe for the holidays. The reserve squadron, based at Edwards Air Force Base north of Los Angeles, has flown toys to the village's children for Christmas for the past 14 years. Date 16 December 2009
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 20, 2007) Holiday lights illuminate USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in celebration of the holiday season. Kitty Hawk is the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates from Fleet Activities Yokosuka.
Alerted GIs of M-51 Anti-aircraft Battery are silhouetted against German sky streaked with vapor trails from allied and enemy planes engaged in Christmas Day dog-fight. Near Puffendorf, Germany.
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 3, 2011) Santa Clause greets Sailors and their families during the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 10 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 children's Christmas party sponsored by the First Class Petty Officer Associations from both commands.
Now This One: Lest We Forget!
Thousands of Christmas wreaths are nestled against headstones in Section 27 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2005. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Arlington to place more than five thousand donated Christmas wreaths on head stones in the cemetery. The 14th annual wreath laying event is a result of Worcester Wreath Company owner Morrill Worcester's boyhood dream of doing something to honor those laid to rest in the National Cemetery.[1]
God Bless You All!
Merry Christmas!
Robbie
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