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Soldiers prepare a prop which will be used to help Soldiers prepare for an simulated upcoming mission. Members from the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade from Minnesota, 3-159 Assault Reconnaissance Battalion from Germany and the 3-142 Assault Helicopter Battalion from New York, have joined together at the Aviation Warfighter Simulation Center in Ft. Rucker, Ala. The two week training exercise will help the brigade work with one another as a cohesive team before they deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom later this summer.