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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, load a simulated casualty on board a Japanese Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during a simulated cold-load casualty exercise as part of North Wind 26 at Camp Okadama, Japan, Jan. 26, 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: | 01.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2026 17:42 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 994021 |
| VIRIN: | 260126-A-RY738-1007 |
| PIN: | 000000 |
| Filename: | DOD_111497818 |
| Length: | 00:01:18 |
| Location: | SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO, JP |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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