PHILLIPS — Army Reserve Sgt. Jonathan M. Ross is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

The soldiers return to Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to their regularly assigned Army Reserve or National Guard units.

Operation New Dawn transitions and signifies a formal end to U.S. military combat operations in Iraq. The transition shifts the U.S. emphasis from predominantly military to predominately civilian as the U.S. officials assist Iraqis in accordance with the Strategic Framework Agreement.

Operation Enduring Freedom is the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition partners.

Ross served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

The sergeant, a military police member with nine years of military service, is regularly assigned to the 94th Military Police Company, based out of Londonderry, N.H.

He is the son of Laura Ross and Stephen R. Ross, both of Phillips.

In the year 2000, Ross graduated from Mount Blue High School, Farmington.