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GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, (December 5, 2025): Sailors pose for a picture with Santa during a Holiday Extravaganza event hosted by Naval Station Great Lakes Morale, Wellness, and Recreation at the Epicenter. The event was open to service members and their families and created a festive environment for service member’s children with holiday workshop crafts, free movies and bowling, pictures with Santa and free cookies and hot chocolate. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Mueller)
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POLAND, (December 4, 2025): U.S. Army Soldiers gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Swietoszow, Poland. Ceremonies such as these strengthen community bonds and provide deployed Soldiers with holiday cheer and shared connection. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bernabe Lopez)
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PENTAGON, (December 3, 2025): Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, dedicated a 14-foot Nellie Stevens Holly Christmas tree to the families of U.S. service members today during an inaugural tree lighting ceremony in the Pentagon's courtyard. The tree, which replaced a 17-year-old Amelanchier shrub that had recently fallen into decline and was scheduled for removal next year, is expected to eventually grow over 30 feet tall and live for more than 50 years.
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, (December 6, 2025): Soldiers from The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” bring the holiday spirit to Washington, D.C., during the annual American Holiday Festival at DAR Constitution Hall. The performance was hosted by Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, commanding general of the Joint Task Force–National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rachel Minto)
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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM, (December 5, 2025): 374th Airlift Wing - Service members and volunteers from multiple nations prepare and build airdrop bundles for Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. OCD25 is the Department of War’s longest-running humanitarian airlift mission. It began in 1952 after a U.S. Air Force B-29 crew flying near Guam spotted islanders waving from below and dropped supplies as an act of goodwill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)
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TUMON, GUAM, (December 4, 2025): U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Preston Pacheco, military police, Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, and Lance Cpl. Ivan Kerrigan, aviation ordnance systems technician, Headquarters Company, MCB Camp Blaz, pose for a photo with employees from Hyatt Regency during the 2025 Toys for Tots collection, Tumon, Guam, Dec. 4, 2025. The Marines with MCB Camp Blaz in participation and coordination with the Guam Chamber of Commerce collect new unwrapped toys for distribution to children in the local area and neighboring Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)