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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar ()

AYASE, Japan (Dec. 13, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan D. Rozendaal, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan’s Command Chaplain, Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Kassandra Castaneda, and Master-at-Arms 1st Class Matthew Fumbanks, dressed as Santa Claus, pose for a photo with children and personnel from Mominoki-en school for the disabled in Ayase, Japan Dec. 13, 2022. NAF Atsugi’s Chapel, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, has been visiting Mominoki-en with Santa to deliver gifts donated by the NAF Atsugi community in the spirit of Christmas for over 35 years.

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