U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Canadian Army sodiers, receive a hands-on ambulatory brief during a cold-weather medical training event during North Wind 26 at Hokudai-en in Hokkaido, Japan on Jan. 23, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Lukas Sparks)
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2026 00:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9490677 |
| VIRIN: | 260122-A-RY738-6700 |
| Resolution: | 5916x4156 |
| Size: | 2.48 MB |
| Location: | SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO, JP |
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