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Yeah , Marines from the Marine Aerial

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Refueler Transport Squadron 452 at

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Stewart Air National Guard Base in New

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York had been supporting toys for tots

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in Alaska since 1995 . We're here to

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support the anti terrorism battalion of

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Marines up here station in Elmendorf

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for Richardson with their remote

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delivery of toys to the interior of

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Alaska . We insert marines on

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snowmobiles with sleds , uh full of

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toys and other goods that towns and uh

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school district would need and they

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ride up and down the Yukon river or

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whichever part of the Alaska tanja , we

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drop them off in and they write from

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town to town delivering toys to the

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kids in the school district in that

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community , along with supporting the

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community , there's also a training

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opportunity that comes with a unique

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climate in Alaska . It actually works

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out quite well for us because being in

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upstate new york , we do get quite a

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quite a decent amount of snow ourselves .

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So the training aspect for us working

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in the cold weather environment is key

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for us as well while performing pre

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flight and flight duties in extreme

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winter conditions is important .

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Training the marines are also able to

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support Children and villages

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throughout Alaska providing toys to

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hundreds of kids . Staff Sergeant ,

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Michael kelly Joint Base , Elmendorf ,

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Richardson Alaska merry christmas

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buddy