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Jeffrey Thompson

Photos: Video game sharpens Minn. soldiers' skills

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Virtual training
A group of 44 National Guard soldiers work with the Virtual Battlespace 2 training program at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn. Jan. 30, 2013. The program, designed for the U.S. Army, is a multi-player computer simulation environment used to sharpen techniques, tactics and communication.
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First-person shooter
Devon Brothen plays Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 at his home in Minneapolis, Minn. The Call of Duty video game is a first-person shooter game that challenges players with a variety of missions and storylines.
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Virtual training
A group of 44 National Guard soldiers work with the Virtual Battlespace 2 training program at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn. Jan. 30, 2013. The program, designed for the U.S. Army, is a multi-player computer simulation environment used to sharpen techniques, tactics and communication.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Simulated Afghanistan
A National Guard soldier trains on the Virtual Battlespace 2 program at Camp Ripley. VBS2, a first-person multiuser program, uses Afghanistan as a backdrop for its counter insurgency training missions.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson