Santa's Reindeer
Most helpful when finding things in the dark?
Who is Rudolph?
Unwanted garments steal the show at this party.
What is an Ugly Sweater Party?
In the first documented U.S. nuclear‐weapons accident (February 1950), this six‐engine bomber was forced to jettison its dummy nuclear capsule over the Pacific off British Columbia.
What is the B-36 Peacemaker?
Came to life with a hat.
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
This technology was a foremost challenge to Sandia's development groups. Leading to the name Greenfruit for its unripe design.
What is radar fuze or MC-1
Knows the two step.
Who is Dancer?
This holiday beverage was once referred to as milk punch.
What is Eggnog?
Minutes after taking off from this New Mexico training base in April 1950, a B-29 Superfortress crashed into a mountain, its bomb’s HE detonating but no nuclear material was present.
What is Manzano Base?
In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, this is Hermey the Elf's dream job.
What is a Dentist?
Retirement - where a weapon is removed from the stockpile is a part of this Weapon Life Cycle Phase?
What is Phase 7.
Quarterbacks would fear him?
Who is Blitzen?
This party will leave you baking batches for the event.
What is a Cookie Exchange party?
In September 1980 a dropped wrench socket in a silo near Damascus, Arkansas, punctured the fuel tank of this ICBM, triggering an explosion but no radioactive release.
What is the Titan II?
He's Mr. White Christmas.
Who is Snowmiser?
This Emergency Capability Weapon trainer was a huge lift (literally) for the LHL.
What is TX17 or Mark 17 Trainer.
A celestial visitor.
Who is Comet?
Voices unite to sing these holiday melodies.
What are Christmas Carols (or Christmas Songs)?
During approach to this base in May 1957, a B-36 accidentally dropped its live weapon; the HE detonated on impact and left a crater about 25 feet across.
What is Kirtland Air Force Base?
Her thirst paused a plunderer.
Who is Cindy Lou Who??
This code name referred to the ease at which a weapon system could be returned to service following initiator replacement.
What is Zipper. As in the weapon could be "zipped back up".
A favorite in Track & Field.
Who is Dasher?
A gift exchange where you recycle unwanted gifts.
What is a White Elephant Gift Exchange?
In November 1963 an explosion of 123,000 pounds of bomb HE components rocked this Department of Energy storage igloo at a Texas facility.
What is Medina Base?
In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Lucy wants Schroder to play this son on his piano.
What is Jingle Bells?
This weapon system was the first to use a spike on its nose allowing it to impale itself in the target to keep it from slapping down. Effectively become the most expensive lawn dart ever to exist up to that point.
What is the B43?