Operation Bright Holiday has been sending airmen home for years and this year they reached new heights.

Raising funds for first-term airman to return home for the holidays is the goal of Operation Bright Holidays at Barksdale Air Force Base. They have been doing it for years.

According to the Shreveport Times, this year the program raised over $35,000 which allowed 75 airmen to spend the holidays with their families. This is the most military members they have ever been able to send home.

For information on how to contribute or nominate a deserving airman, contact the Company Grade Officers Council at Barksdale.CGOC@us.af.mil.

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