Adjutant General for the state of Oklahoma, Major General Myles Deering and 138th Fighter Wing Commander, Brigadier General Michael Hepner, welcome members of the 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, return as they return home after participating in Operation New Dawn where they provided alert response for troops as well as overhead protection during troop the drawdown in Iraq. The 138th members were part of the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron which was the last fighter aircraft squadron to be stationed within the borders of Iraq. (National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Preston Chasteen)