Santa Claus loves the Navy, and vice versa
December 18th, 2009 | Aviation Life at Sea Maritime operations Photos SEALs Submarines | Posted by Phil Ewing
MC1 Todd A. Schaffer / Navy
Although this might rankle some people down in Millington, there are other global forces for good on this planet besides the Navy. There is, for one, Santa Claus, the one-man international, integrated present-transport and joy-delivery enterprise, whose operational tempo usually peaks around this time of year. Being separate global forces for good, however, doesn’t mean being adversaries: The Navy and Santa actually have a lot in common.
For example, like the Navy, no one understands Santa’s budget process. Like the Navy and Marine Corps, Santa makes his headquarters at a highly austere maritime location — FOB North Pole. Like Navy fighter jets, Santa flies through the night sky at tremendous speeds, although instead of Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Santa’s ordnance payload consists of toys and gifts.
It’s appropriate, then, that the paths of these global goodness-delivery forces often intersect. Santa likes to hitch rides on submarines returning from deployment — presumably because they picked him up on the Arctic ice pack
Navy
and shows he understands the importance of a culture of fitness by training with SEAL special operators
MC3 Christopher Menzie / Navy
and even trapped aboard a carrier a few years ago in support of his optimized joy-dissemination strategy
PH2 Class Felix Garza Jr. / Navy
Who knew you could equip a reindeer sleigh with an arrestor hook?
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