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A Minnesota National Guardsman surfaces from the water during the Field Training Exercise, near Haltdalen, Norway, Feb. 10, 2026. During the bone-chilling polar plunge, members were required to turn around the hole, create a point of contact to the ice with ski poles, and regain breathing composure before they could ask permission to leave the water and pull themselves out of the hole using their ski poles. Service members are part of the 53rd Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX). NOREX began in 1973 and remains the longest-running military exchange between the United States and a foreign nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Megan Shaner)
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2026 14:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9532645 |
| VIRIN: | 260210-Z-WY122-1255 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4032 |
| Size: | 5.47 MB |
| Location: | HALTDALEN, NO |
| Web Views: | 25 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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