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U.S. Army Spc. Mason Smith, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, practices prepping a M252 A1 81mm mortar during a cold-weather exercise as part of North Wind 26 at Hokudai-en in Hokkaido, Japan on Jan. 24, 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 Spc. Michelle Mayancela)
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.25.2026 00:03 |
| Photo ID: | 9491530 |
| VIRIN: | 260124-A-WD118-1697 |
| Resolution: | 4480x6720 |
| Size: | 9.29 MB |
| Location: | JP |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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