300 Mississippi soldiers return home

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – A Mississippi National Guard unit is coming home from a deployment in the Middle East.

The Army said the first 300 members of 155th Armored Brigade combat team arrived home in Mississippi on Monday, after leaving last April.

More than 4,000 soldiers went to Kuwait and other parts of the Middle East to deter and react to threats as part of Operation Spartan Shield.

All the unit’s soldiers are expected to be home by late March.