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BAGHDAD -- Darkness falls as a Chinook helicopter descends to the rocky landing pad inside a U.S. Army camp south of the Iraqi capital. As passengers exit and walk down a ramp, two sergeants peer excitedly into the darkness, impatiently searching the faces coming off the aircraft. Then they both lock onto one shape coming toward them."Whoop!" one of the Soldiers cries out as they both attack the person. All three grin from ear to ear as they exchange greetings and bear hugs. The three Soldiers are brothers who are all currently deployed here. Yet this is the first time...

11/10/2006 - LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Three brothers from Fort Worth, Texas, will be "doing something amazing" for the Air Force in the coming years after graduation from Basic Military Training Nov. 10. Twins Chaz and Logan Hatcher, 22, and their younger brother, Derek, 19, completed the 6.5-week course while assigned to three different training squadrons and will be training in three different career fields. Chaz, from the 331st Training Squadron, will train to become an aircraft loadmaster. Brother Logan in the 324th Training Squadron is going into the avionics field; and Derek, from the 326th Training...