Members of the Robins Air Force Base, Ga., community celebrate at the installation’s Winter Market and Tree Lighting Ceremony, Dec. 6, 2024. The event, hosted by the 78th Force Support Squadron, included local vendors, Santa photos, games and seasonal treats, culminating in the tree lighting ceremony. (Patrick Sullivan/U.S. Air Force)

Col. Deedrick Reese, right, Robins Installation and 78th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, Robins Installation and 78th Air Base Wing command chief, cheer during a tree lighting ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 6, 2024. The event, hosted by the 78th Force Support Squadron, included local vendors, Santa photos, games and seasonal treats, culminating in the tree lighting ceremony. (Patrick Sullivan/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Quantico Band perform their annual Holiday Concert at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Marine Corps on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Dec. 17, 2024. The band’s mission is to provide musical support that will encourage community relations, enhance troop morale and spread holiday cheer. (Braydon Rogers/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division drive a light armored vehicle in the Holiday Light Parade during the Holiday Festival at Freedom Plaza, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3, 2024. (Damian Oso/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band perform during the 2d MARDIV Seven Ton Caroling on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 17, 2024. The 2d MARDIV Band performed throughout Tarawa Terrace Neighborhood Base Housing for Marines and families to celebrate the holiday season. (Alexandria Serrano/U.S. Marine Corps)

Children pose for a group photo during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event held at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. Dec. 7, 2024. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting event showcases MCAS Iwakuni’s strong connection with the local community and highlights the U.S.-Japan alliance through shared holiday celebrations featuring music performances, food booths, an ugly sweater contest and a visit from Santa Claus. (David Getz/U.S. Marine Corps)

Santa Claus (played by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jody Armentrout, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas) speaks to a child during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event held at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 8, 2024. (David Getz/U.S. Marine Corps)

Command Sgt. Maj. Tcherry Samedy, U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Black Sea command sergeant major (left), Lt. Col. Christopher Kuszniaj, U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Black Sea commander (right), and distinguished visitors and guests pose for a photo at the annual Christmas tree lighting event at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 6, 2024. The event featured Bulgarian food and craft vendors, Bulgarian folklore dance performances, and games hosted by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program to kick off the holiday season. The celebration of Christmas with multinational service members reflects the continued building and strengthening of relationships with our NATO Allies and partners. (Austin Steinborn/U.S. Army)

Santa is escorted by the Fort Gregg-Adams (Va.) Fire Department during the Grand Illumination Ceremony at the Fort Gregg-Adams Club on Dec. 5, 2024. (Ericka Gillespie/U.S. Army)

The Travis Air Force Base Youth Center’s choir perform during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 6, 2024. The Travis AFB chapel hosted a tree lighting ceremony for airmen and their families in celebration of the holiday season, which included holiday music played by the Band of the Golden West. (Kenneth Abbate/U.S. Air Force)

A child throws a ping pong ball at a row of cups to win a prize during a Christmas tree lighting celebration at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 7, 2024. The event featured games, crafts and activities designed to bring families together and foster a strong sense of community across Spangdahlem AB. (Sydney Franklin/U.S. Air Force)

Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) family members attend the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the installation. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (Class Quinton/U.S. Navy)

The Royal Express rolls through the commissary parking lot during the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). (Class Quinton/U.S. Navy)

A child waits for the annual tree lightning ceremony to begin at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, Dec. 6, 2024. (Geneva Nguyen/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andy Gawlikowski celebrates after turning on the tree lights for the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, Dec. 6, 2024. (Geneva Nguyen/U.S. Air Force)

Chris Cringle, 31st Fighter Wing Santa Claus, and his elves take photos with the families of the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 14, 2024. (Justin Carnahan/U.S. Air Force)

Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division Band perform American Christmas classics during a tree lighting ceremony in Boleslawiec, Poland, Dec. 10, 2024. (Jasmine McCarthy/U.S. Army)

Col. Jesse Chace, U.S. Army Garrison Poland Commander, and Santa Claus react as the tree lights up during the inaugural USAG Poland Tree Lighting Ceremony at Camp Kosciuszko, Poznan, Poland, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Bryan Araujo/U.S. Army)

Andrews community members watch as a Christmas tree and menorah light up during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 5, 2024. (Gianluca Ciccopied/U.S. Air Force)

A family watches a drone show during the Annual Lights over Onslow Christmas Tree Lighting & Drone Show in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 8, 2024. (Alexandria Serrano/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Vo, 9th Reconnaissance Wing chaplain, speaks to the audience after officially lighting the tree during the annual Christmas Tree lighting at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 6, 2024. (Frederick Brown/U.S. Air Force)

Children play with soap bubbles made by a character costume performer of Winter Fairy during a tree lighting ceremony held at the joint use field at Ikego Heights Housing Area of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. (Ryo Isobe/U.S. Navy)

Cmdr. Patrick Gutierrez, chief staff officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), middle, and his family pose for a photo with Santa Claus and CFAY’s mascot Yokopon during a tree lighting ceremony and festival at the installation. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee/U.S. Navy)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, commander of the 36th Wing, speaks at the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024. . (Audree Campbell/U.S. Air Force)

Military families enjoy holiday festivities at MacWonderland at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2024. MacWonderland is an annual event put together by the 6th Force Support Squadron that brings holiday cheer to service members and their families.  (Monique Stober/U.S. Air Force)

Military families enjoy holiday festivities at MacWonderland at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2024. MacWonderland is an annual event put together by the 6th Force Support Squadron that brings holiday cheer to service members and their families. (Monique Stober/U.S. Air Force)

Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Trotter, Command Sgt. Maj. Troy Buzard and their spouses waved from a historic Willy’s Jeep during the 26th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade in King City, Calif., on December 6, 2024. (Augusta Vargas/U.S. Army)

Children in the Child and Youth Services choir smile for a photo during the “Holiday Wonderland: Tree Lighting Ceremony” on Fort Campbell, Ky., Dec. 06, 2024. (Janean Carr/U.S. Army)

Fort Campbell’s Christmas tree stands tall and bright during the “Holiday Wonderland: Tree Lighting Ceremony” at Fort Campbell, Ky., Dec. 06, 2024. (Janean Carr/U.S. Army)

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Christmas tree is lit outside the Marine Corps Exchange on Dec. 5, 2024. The event, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, kicked off a series of holiday activities aimed at boosting morale and spreading holiday cheer among service members, civilian personnel, and their families. Highlights included a holiday selfie station, a Letters to Santa station, a Santa Claus meet-and-greet, and complimentary cookies and hot cocoa. (Lauralle Gavilanes/U.S. Marine Corps)

Team McConnell members celebrate the lighting of the base Christmas tree Dec. 2, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The tree lighting ceremony included hot cocoa, cookies and a visit from Santa Claus. (Paula Arce/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. service members and families attend the Marine Corps Air Station New River Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 1, 2024. (Loriann Dauscher/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Garth W. Burnett, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and Santa Claus flip a switch to light the tree during the MCAS New River Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 1, 2024. (Loriann Dauscher/U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts the 2024 Marine Corps Community Services Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Pacific Views Marine Corps Exchange at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeslianne Torres/U.S. Marine Corps)

A holiday tree is lit during the annual tree lighting event at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Dec. 3, 2024. (Amanda Jett/U.S. Air Force)

Attendees gather around a tree after the tree lighting ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2024. Families gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season, experience festive carols and strengthen the bonds within the community. ( David S. Calcote/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade display an M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System decorated for the holidays during a tree-lighting event near the parade field at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 2, 2024. (Elijah Magana/U.S. Army)

U.S. Army Pfc. Blessyn Moore, a supply specialist assigned to Charlie ‘Wild Card’ Company, 2nd Cavalry Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hangs up a silver ornament while assisting in the decoration of the base Christmas tree in Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, December 2, 2024. ( Kali Ecton/U.S. Army)

Col. Matthew Ghormley, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Master Sgt. Dontia Yates, the 507th ARW first sergeant, drive the wing’s “StratoCart” and pass candy to children along the Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Holiday Parade route Dec. 4. The parade was followed by a tree-lighting ceremony at the Tinker event center. (Carter Denton/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Preston Mills, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and his family, illuminate the ceremonial Christmas tree at the 2024 Marine Corps Community Services Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Pacific Views Marine Corps Exchange at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 23, 2024. (Jeslianne A. Torres/U.S. Marine Corps)

The 2024 JB MDL Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on a cold night by Wurman Hall/ASA Fort Dix, N.J. Soldiers and families Celebrated with music, food, hot beverages and a horse drawn carriage rides. Also Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus was again brought in by the Fire Department awaiting many children to visit with them. (Kevin McDevitt/Fort Dix Training Support Center)