Dressed as Santa Claus, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Bradley Hansen, an informations systems technician stationed at Base Kodiak, prepares for a flight to Ouzinkie, Alaska, on Nov. 30, 2022. The idea of Santa to the Villages began in 1974 when a Coast Guard pilot noticed that children in Kodiak’s seven remote villages had limited opportunities to interact with Santa and receive gifts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.