By / Published December 10, 2014
Santa Claus, North Pole commander, meets the families of Team McChord Dec. 8, 2014, during the McChord Field Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Santa Claus comes to Joint Base Lewis-McChord every year to take photos and ask children what they want for Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
Santa Claus sits with a child as she tells him what she wants for Christmas Dec. 8, 2014, during the McChord Field Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The children were able to take photos with Santa for the parents to keep. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
Col. David Kumashiro (left), 62nd Airlift Wing commander, holds a child to turn on a light of the Menorah Dec. 8, 2014, during the McChord Field Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Each candle light on the Menorah was lit by a child in celebration of Hanukkah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
With the help of children, Col. David Kumashiro (right), 62nd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Charles Hodges, Joint Base Lewis-McChord installation commander, turn the lights on a tree Dec. 8, 2014, during the McChord Field Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The lights were put up on the tree with the help of the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
Dancers from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord dance team perform for the audience Dec. 8, 2014, during the McChord Field Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The dance team entertained the crowd with a few acts to Christmas music. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)