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    JGSDF and US Paratrooper Shooting Competition, North Wind 24 [Image 1 of 9]

    JGSDF and US Paratrooper Shooting Competition, North Wind 24

    CHITOSE, JAPAN

    01.25.2024

    Photo by Sgt. Connor Davis 

    U.S. Army Japan

    Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members with 28th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Northern Army participate in a shooting competition held between squads from their regiment and squads of U.S. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Airborne Division during North Wind 24, Jan. 26, 2024 on JGSDF Hokudai-en Training Area in Chitose, Hokkaido. The shooting competition had each squad run 100 meters, reload their weapons, and fire at two targets on a silhouette, with squad members that didn’t hit both targets each round being disqualified; the side with the most squad members left at the end wins. North Wind is a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise held between the U.S. Army and JGSDF where the allies exchange tactics and techniques; this year’s exercise is the 31st North Wind.

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    Date Taken: 01.25.2024
    Date Posted: 02.04.2024 19:04
    Photo ID: 8215293
    VIRIN: 240126-A-QR356-5707
    Resolution: 5717x3811
    Size: 13.64 MB
    Location: CHITOSE, JP

    Web Views: 85
    Downloads: 5

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