Jacksonville's 125th Fighter Wing welcomes home over 200 airmen

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 200 members from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing were welcomed home Monday during a homecoming ceremony.

The group of men and women were on deployment in Southwest Asia supporting Operation Spartan Shield. It's a Department of Defense Operation in the Middle East.

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The 125th Fighter Wing has been part of the Northeast Florida community since 1947, and
currently has more than 1,600 Airmen assigned to 23 units.

Flying the F-15 Eagle fighter jet, the Wing provides air superiority, space superiority, and agile combat support to combatant commanders worldwide.