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Right, Gov. Sarah Palin helps Santa pass out gifts Saturday during Operation Santa Claus in Kivalina.

Next, the Alaska Army National Guard commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus, second from left, walks the Kivalina coastline with community leaders, from left, Austin Swan, Enoch Adams Jr. and Colleen Swan.

Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard community relations program, provides toys, books and school supplies for young people in communities across the state.