Airman wins flight to be home for holidays
(Left to Right) Tracy Stage, Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport director and Carolyn Ketchel, Okaloosa County commissioner, awards U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sagelee Nichols, 96th Security Forces Squadron specialist with a boarding pass at the VPS airport, Fla., Dec. 18, 2023. Nichols was the 8th winner of the ‘Operation Home for the Holidays’ campaign, which randomly gifts one active-duty military member stationed in the Eglin Air Force Base area, the chance to win a free roundtrip flight home to visit loved ones over the holiday season. The VPS director of the campaign made the dream of going home a reality for seven previous junior enlisted military members in the Gulf Coast area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Veasley)