The U.S.-led coalition battling ISIS carried out airstrikes on Christmas Day. The pilots seemed to get into the spirit of the holiday by wearing Santa hats.
The U.S. Air Force released photos of the airstrikes showing pilots wearing the traditional red hat.
This might seem fake, but the photos came from Air Force senior airman Tyler Woodward.
Here's a look at a pilot in the hat.
Even from a distance, you can still see red in the cockpit.
Festive spirit? "Many pilots wore a traditional red 'Santa' hat while flying on Christmas Day" during 18 Iraq/ Syria strikes aginst ISIL pic.twitter.com/9vip9YUiDk
— Airwars (@airwars) December 27, 2016
Airwars, which tracks airstrikes in the Middle East, first reported the findings.
.@SEAC Troxell, Gen. Dunford at Qayyarah-West with @the_USO Christmas show. pic.twitter.com/zFNtImC1uq
— James A. Garamone (@GaramoneDODNews) December 25, 2016
It's not unusual for troops to wear Santa hats in uniform.
But some observers were disgusted with what appeared to be making light of war.
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