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Santa Claus upgrades from reindeer... to Fighting Falcon to spread holiday cheer

Instead of reindeer, Santa Claus comes to town... on an F-16! Santa Claus and one of his elves visited Edwards Air Force Base on an F-16 Fighting Falcon greeting base personnel and their families at a holiday party put on by the 416th Flight Test Squadron spreading holiday cheer on base... the Edwards style!

PHOTO BY: Kaitlyn Steigerwald
VIRIN: 221202-F-EH064-0002.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.71 MB
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CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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Santa Claus upgrades from reindeer... to Fighting Falcon to spread holiday cheer

Instead of reindeer, Santa Claus comes to town... on an F-16! Santa Claus and one of his elves visited Edwards Air Force Base on an F-16 Fighting Falcon greeting base personnel and their families at a holiday party put on by the 416th Flight Test Squadron spreading holiday cheer on base... the Edwards style!

PHOTO BY: Kaitlyn Steigerwald
VIRIN: 221202-F-EH064-0002.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.71 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

Canon EOS-1D X

LENS

EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1000

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.