U.S. Army Lt. Col Cody Grimm (left), commander of 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, and Col. Kuniyuki Kobayashi, commander of the 10th Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) shake hands during the opening ceremony of the North Wind 26 field training exercise opening ceremony on Camp Makomanai in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and JGSDF 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. John Russell)
| Date Taken: | 01.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.29.2026 19:25 |
| Photo ID: | 9499181 |
| VIRIN: | 260128-A-DR075-7098 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 5.61 MB |
| Location: | JP |
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