ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Santa Claus, a North Pole native, is lowered to the ground from an HH-60G Pave Hawk by Tech. Sgt. Mike Morrison, 56th Rescue Squadron NCO in charge of standards and evaluations and native of Salisbury, Mo., Dec. 1, 2012. According to Claus, the 56th RQS's combat search and rescue capabilities, which allow it to execute all-weather search and rescue missions day or night including those in hostile environments, made it an ideal unit to team up with to deliver Christmas cheer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Santa Claus, a North Pole native, waves to Team Lakenheath members from the backseat of an all-terrain vehicle driven by Staff Sgt. Anthony DeRoest, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and native of Portland, Ore., Dec. 1, 2012. Claus teamed up with the 56th RQS HH-60G Pave Hawk to bring Christmas cheer to Team Lakenheath members. After being dropped off by 56th RQS, Claus proceeded to Hangar 7 where children were able to meet him and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Tech. Sgt. Mike Morrison, 56th Rescue Squadron NCO in charge of standards and evaluations and native of Salisbury, Mo., prepares Santa Claus, a North Pole native, to be lowered to the ground from an HH-60G Pave Hawk Dec. 1, 2012. Claus teamed up with the 56th RQS to bring Christmas cheer to Team Lakenheath members. After being dropped off, Claus proceeded to Hangar 7 where children were able to meet him and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Santa Claus, a North Pole native, waves to Team Lakenheath members from the backseat of an all-terrain vehicle driven by Staff Sgt. Anthony DeRoest, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and native of Portland, Ore., Dec. 1, 2012. According to Claus, although the ATV is outfitted for search and rescue and patient transport, it works well for his purposes as its four-wheel drive system and rugged durability allows him to bring Christmas cheer to even his most remote customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Team Lakenheath members wait for Santa Claus to be delivered by an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron Dec. 1, 2012. After being dropped off by the 56th RQS, Claus proceeded to Hangar 7 where children were able to meet him and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Santa Claus, a North Pole native, waits to be picked up by an all-terrain vehicle driven by Staff Sgt. Anthony DeRoest, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and native of Portland, Ore., as Tech. Sgt. Mike Morrison, 56th RQS NCO in charge of standards and evaluations and native of Salisbury, Mo., raises the hoist before the HH-60G Pave Hawk departs Dec. 1, 2012. According to Claus, the 56th RQS's combat search and rescue capabilities, which allow it to execute all-weather search and rescue missions day or night including those in hostile environments, made it an ideal unit to team up with to deliver Christmas cheer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)