Colonel Marshall I. Considine, commanding officer, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, plays Santa for the evening as 5-month-old Brooklynn Lorenzo-Higgins has her photo taken with him at the MCCES staff holiday party Dec. 3 at the Community Center.

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Brian A. Tuthill

Sailors from various U.S. Navy commands throughout Navy's Southeast Region march before Cinderella's Castle before entering onto Main St. inside Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

The Sailors were greeted by family members and guests and joined Disney World's Military Salute for its 2005 Christmas Day Parade taping.

U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Adam J. Herrada

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Santa Claus makes his way to the 33rd Fighter Wing children's Christmas party.

As part of the celebration, Santa took gift requests and posed for pictures.

U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Tomiyama

Cpl. Bill L. Gainey, radio operator, R Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif., show's off the Nintendo GameCube video game system he won during a holiday party raffle aboard the USS Peleliu Dec. 11.

Gainey is flanked by Santa and Stephanie Hess, fun boss for the Peleliu. More than $10,000 worth of prizes was raffled off. Each Marine and sailor received a free ticket and a chance to win.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Sergio Jimenez