JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Airman 1st Class Heather Pope, a ground transportation specialist with 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 176th Mission Support Group, 176th Wing, guides a pallet of gifts for Operation Santa Claus onto a truck at the Salvation Army warehouse in Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2022. Pope joined the 176th LRS at the age of 40, enlisting with a day to spare before the military age cutoff. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)