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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Air Force Staff Sgt. Brad Boatman, left, and his brother Army Sgt. Matt Boatman, greet each other Jan. 3. The brothers have not seen one another in three years. Sergeant Brad Boatman, who is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., is a 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster. His younger brother, who is deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky., is a 326th Combat Engineers noncommissioned officer in charge of a gun truck. The brothers are both from Amarillo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards)

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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Brad Boatman, left, a 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, points out an area on the weather satellite where there may be possible thunderstorms to his brother, Army Sgt. Matt Boatman. It has been three years since the two have seen each other. Sergeant Brad Boatman is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and his younger brother is deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky. The brothers are both from Amarillo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards)

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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Brothers, Staff Sgt. Brad Boatman, right, and Army Sgt. Matt Boatman, had not seen each other in three years when they met at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 3. Sergeant Brad Boatman, who is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., is a 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster. His brother, who is deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky., is a 326th Combat Engineers noncommissioned officer in charge of a gun truck. The brothers are both from Amarillo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards)

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Brothers bond at Balad

Published Jan. 15, 2008

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