Santa and Mrs. Claus this week took supersized rides to southeast Alaska in a C-17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged Humvee, as they delivered toys to the Tlingit village of Yakutat, northwest of Juneau.

Honoring the founder of Operation Santa Claus, the Shreveport first responders came together to bring Christmas cheer to the children at Shriner’s Hospital. “I think it’s with the world being the way it is now.

Santa Claus meets children after arriving at the school in Yakutatas part of the Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa initiative. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen). YAKUTAT — Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by flying reindeer.