Air National Guard Security Forces specialists ruck across a frozen lake as part of the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn. January 30, 2026. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skill development, and a field training event that required students to operate and sleep outdoors, incorporate land navigation, life saving Air National Guard Security Forces specialists ruck across a frozen lake as part of the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn. January 30, 2026. Three members of the New York Air National Guard took part in the two-week CWOC course this year. Fifty-seven students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S., and Canadian Airmen, completed this cold weather survival course hosted by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson)
| Date Taken: | 01.30.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.25.2026 13:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9583099 |
| VIRIN: | 260130-Z-KH354-2787 |
| Resolution: | 4599x3435 |
| Size: | 2.32 MB |
| Location: | CAMP RIPLEY TRAINING SITE, MINNESOTA, US |
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