159th Welcome Home

BELLE CHASSE, La. – A little girl displays her patriotism as an excited crowd cheers returning Louisiana National Guard Airmen of the 159th Fighter Wing off the plane during a welcome-home event at the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., Oct. 11, 2012. More than 230 Airmen from the 159th FW, based in New Orleans, returned from a deployment to the Middle East in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office)