By Associated Press - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Some Vermont Air National Guard members are returning from a deployment in the Middle East.

About 25 Guard members and squadron of F-16s fighter jets are arriving in South Burlington on Wednesday.

Members of the Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing were deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, supporting combat missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The rest of the 300 Guard members who were deployed in early December are expected to return to Vermont soon.

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