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Nikki Tundel
St. Paul, Minn.

A day at Camp Ripley with the Red Bulls

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Camp Ripley morning
Service members prepare Humvees before taking them out onto the practice range at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 20, 2010.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel

Minnesota's Red Bull brigade will deploy to Kuwait and Iraq in the spring of 2011.

Reporter Nikki Tundel went to Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota, to catch a day in the life of the 34th Infantry division and learn how they're preparing for their mission.

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War-like training
Pfc. Sophia Vaughn tries to overpower Spc. Ricardo Gomez in a combative training exercise at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 20, 2010. Instructors will run members of Minnesota's Red Bull brigade through as many war-like experiences as possible before their 2011 deployment.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel
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Camp Ripley morning
Service members prepare Humvees before taking them out onto the practice range at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 20, 2010.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel
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Going over the gun
Spc. Charles Gerads momentarily struggles to align the sights with the target during weapon familiarity training at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 20, 2010.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel