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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But on Dec. 6 at Pope Air Force Base, it was not a team of reindeer, but Maj. Jeff Dasher, a navigator in the 95th Airlift Squadron who guided the mission for the 440th Airlift Wing's C-130 Hercules that flew a group of Soldier Santas across the morning sky.

One might say he was born for this mission.

"It's the name," Major Dasher chuckled. "I had to be on this flight."

His flight was part of the 12th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, a program sponsored by Fort Bragg, N.C., and Pope AFB officials providing toys to needy children in the Fayetteville, N.C. area. The toys, donated by the participating servicemembers, are delivered to children in time for Christmas.
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