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Gambell resident Betsy Katongan whisks Mrs. Claus past an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 on their way to visit the Gambell Public School on St. Lawrence Island, Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were on the remote island in the Bering Sea with civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009.

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Gambell resident Betsy Katongan whisks Mrs. Claus past an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 on their way to visit the Gambell Public School on St. Lawrence Island, Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were on the remote island in the Bering Sea with civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus 2009.

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